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IDemo

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7. Details, details...
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 11:46 AM
Jun 2012
What is cloud seeding?

Cloud seeding is the process of spreading either dry ice, or more commonly, silver iodide aerosols, into the upper part of clouds to try to stimulate the precipitation process and form rain.

Since most rainfall starts through the growth of ice crystals from super-cooled cloud droplets (droplets colder than the freezing point, 32 deg. F or 0 deg. C) in the upper parts of clouds, the silver iodide particles are meant to encourage the growth of new ice particles.

The history of cloud seeding has experienced uncertain results because it can never be known whether a cloud that rains after seeding might have rained anyway. This is because seeding is performed on clouds that look like they have some potential for producing rain.

http://www.weatherquestions.com/What_is_cloud_seeding.htm


I guess we could just seed chemtrai...I mean, contrails!

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Don't you need a certain kind of cloud to produce precipitation? Taverner Jun 2012 #1
Yes, cumulus congestus. No clouds at all = no cumulus congestus. slackmaster Jun 2012 #6
Could you please source the 4 paragraphs beginning with "Weather modification has been ongoing"... SidDithers Jun 2012 #2
cloud seeding requires . . . ahem . . . Clouds. ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2012 #3
Any rain in the forecast at all?... SidDithers Jun 2012 #4
His son had intended to take summer classes this year. ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2012 #8
The fire in Larimer county up north got some sprinkles and is 85% contained now. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #10
Details, details... IDemo Jun 2012 #7
from wiki- are you questioning whether weather modification is happening or not? Ghost of Huey Long Jun 2012 #5
Those aren't the 4 paragraphs in your OP...nt SidDithers Jun 2012 #11
You can't just randomly drop these substances into the air and get rain. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #9
Technology has come a long way, they have been doing this since the 70s Ghost of Huey Long Jun 2012 #14
I dunno--last 2 afternoons heavy cloud buildup for hours but only a spatter of rain came out librechik Jun 2012 #19
private corporations offer cloud seeding Ghost of Huey Long Jun 2012 #12
Was the 4 paragraph excerpt in your OP was written by Rosalind Peterson?...nt SidDithers Jun 2012 #13
Bueller? Bueller?...nt SidDithers Jun 2012 #15
I thought you already found the link yourself Ghost of Huey Long Jun 2012 #16
Is that where you got it?... SidDithers Jun 2012 #18
Hey Sid. Read your sig pic B2G Jun 2012 #20
My fave radio station had a "flash your boobies" DevonRex Jun 2012 #17
nice try Ghost of Huey Long Jun 2012 #21
Ah. I see you DevonRex Jun 2012 #23
just messing with you Ghost of Huey Long Jun 2012 #25
of course bpi would have something like that fizzgig Jun 2012 #22
It's my kind of music but the assholes are DevonRex Jun 2012 #24
Great, in theory. But these things cost money and I bet the state doesn't have any. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #26
Locking SunsetDreams Jun 2012 #27
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