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I don't understand, why we don't put more money and energy into weather modification? Not cloud seeding, something more advanced. It seems obvious we're going
by kilroy123 5y ago
I don't understand, why we don't put more money and energy into weather modification? Not cloud seeding, something more advanced.
It seems obvious we're going to need more rain or snow in many parts of the world.
It also seems like a tough thing to control, so we might as well get started studying it now.
- loopz 5y agoThere is only money to be made by completely destroying our environment.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoOr maybe it is more difficult to return something to a state of lower entropy from a state of higher entropy than vice versa.
- loopz 5y agoNatural systems lowers entropy by healing. There are fluctuations, but human intervention may be preventable when humans are rational and empathic.
- dillondoyle 5y agoOr if we aren't willing to move crops out of CA and other sunny arid places (maybe the tradeoff of better growing conditions is worth it) we should put desalination on the coast and pipe it in. Power with renewables. There is plenty of water if we want it enough.
- thatguy0900 5y agoThere will be political ramifications to that. If you force it to rain on you that rain isnt landing naturally on someone else.