As drought looms, could this team of scientists prove cloud seeding works?

With drought parching the West, seeding clouds for snow is more important than ever.

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Aug 9, 2017 · 12 min read
Dead fish are seen in dry ponds due to drought in Aceh, Indonesia on July 22, 2017 — Junaidi Hanafiah/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

By Sarah Scoles

THE RESEARCHERS HAD ALREADY DONE FOUR FLIGHTS, earlier in January, before they saw the first hints of what they were looking for. The crew of meteorologists…

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