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kestrel91316

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9. You can't just randomly drop these substances into the air and get rain.

Reply to Ghost of Huey Long (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 11:48 AM

Jun 2012

You have to do it when atmospheric conditions are right for the production of clouds and rain. They haven't had those conditions.

Cloud seeding has been established science and actively used for decades. When I was in college my academic adviser and employer in the microbiology department was doing long-term studies of soil microbes in areas where cloud seeding had been done. Never found any evidence that microbes were adversely affected, BTW, in case anybody's curious.

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Colorado regularly uses Cloud Seeding for Ski Resorts, what about using it to stop fires? [View all] Ghost of Huey Long Jun 2012 OP

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