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    China has decided to seed clouds in order to protect against the prospect of rain when the Olympics open in 2008. Can someone please explain to me in simple language what is seeding of clouds and how it's connected with the rain?

    Question #81078. Asked by armindasantana. (May 27 07 1:11 PM)


    ferfer72

    		Planes fly into the clouds and basically spray the clouds from a crop-duster-type container. If you want to get moisture out of the clouds, seed them with salt. If you want to keep it from raining, seed them with dry ice.

    Paul McCartney had a successful concert in 2004 with the dry ice seeding.

    http://specialevents.com/news/syndicate/McCartney_stops_rain_for_Russia_concert_20040623/

    May 27 07, 1:49 PM
    star_gazer

    		Some say that the CIA seeded the clouds over the original Woodstock concert in an attempt to ruin it.

    May 27 07, 2:48 PM

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