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Owning the Clouds

Transistor by PRX

Apr 28, 201710:31Science & Medicine

Humans have always been interested in controlling the weather. In the past we used raindances and sacrifices; today we turn to science. Cloud seeding is practiced all over the world, but there's still a lot we don't know...

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Owning the Clouds is an episode from Transistor by PRX. Humans have always been interested in controlling the weather. In the past we used raindances and sacrifices; today we turn to science. Cloud seeding is practiced all over the world, b...

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