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Cloud seeding clears the air

01 May 1998

Scientists have long wanted to manipulate the weather. The most common idea is that clouds can be "seeded" to produce rain in areas of drought, but an equally important goal is to clear fog around airports and other areas where visibility is impaired.

In the last several years, my team at the University of Utah has developed a new seeding technique

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