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....after all, there's lots of tracks and crosses
and the such.
The video was in response to YouTubers who insisted every cloud was man-made, and 100% from planes. That is impossible.
The most common chemicals used for cloud seeding include silver iodide and dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide). The expansion of liquid propane into a gas has also been used and can produce ice crystals at higher temperatures than silver iodide. The use of hygroscopic materials, such as salt, is increasing in popularity[citation needed] because of some promising research results
Even in areas with very low humidity, there's at least some water in the sky and clouds. A rainstorm happens after moisture collects around naturally occurring particles in the air, causing the air to reach a level of saturation at which point it can no longer hold in that moisture. Cloud seeding essentially helps that process along, providing additional "nuclei" around which water condenses. These nuclei can be salts, calcium chloride, dry ice or silver iodide, which the Chinese use. Silver iodide is effective because its form is similar to ice crystals. Calcium chloride is often used in warm or tropical areas.
Originally posted by OzWeatherman
reply to post by A boy in a dress
Wwell clouds seeding is difficult.
1. You actually have to have clouds capable of producing rain, for the entire operation to occur. No clouds means no cloud seeding can happen
2. Its not entirely effective and its not guaranteed to even work
Originally posted by Point of No Return
reply to post by A boy in a dress
Thank you, Sir,...or Mam?
Now that were chit-chatting anyways, I was wondering what BIAD is about.
Why do you wear a dress?
Originally posted by OzWeatherman
reply to post by A boy in a dress
Well not so much not natural to have clouds, but more natural to have non-rain bearing clouds. There are nine basic cloud types, and only a couple fo them produce rain. The high clouds dont at all.
So you need the right kind of cloud for it to work, as well as the presence of it