Does cloud seeding work?
China takes credit for the storms now bringing a reprieve from severe drought, but is that claim valid?
By Andrew Moseman on February 19, 200917
At long last, it snowed in northern China. The first snow of the year came to Hebei, the northern province surrounding Beijing. In the Chinese capital, it was the first real bout of precipitation since last October. The blizzard caused 12 area highways around Beijing to close.
Travel inconveniences aside, the blast of moisture was more than welcome in China, which is suffering through its worst drought in decades. Earlier this week, government officials announced that even the country's massive water projects, like the North-South Water Transfer Project, couldn't hope to deal with future shortages—the country would have to cut back its demand as well.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cloud-seeding-china-snow/
