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Is cloud seeding halting flooding in Indonesia?
2013-02-19 12:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Indonesia is banking on an unusual strategy to prevent further flooding in its inundated capital Jakarta, and officials claim that they are already seeing positive results. They are using 'cloud seeding' -- a weather modification technology often resorted to during drought. The method involves injecting clouds with substances that encourage the formation of ice crystals heavy enough to fall, thereby speeding up the production of rain. Rain is the last thing that Indonesia needs now, as it has...
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