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The weather changers

Weather changers fly around the world to make it rain, snow and suppress hail. What are they actually doing, does weather modification really work and if so, is it problem free?

For centuries we've made sacrifices, sent prayers to gods and summoned witches, in an attempt to bend the weather to our will. Science suggests now we might actually be able to do it. Weather modifiers are employed to make it rain, suppress hail and enhance snow packs. It is big business, from the UAE to Chile, Thailand to China, interest and investment is global. Kim Chakanetsa asks what the weather changers are actually doing, if it really works and if so, is it problem free?

(Photo: A BQ-100 Beechcraft plane fitted with canisters of Silver Iodide, Sodium Chloride and Potassium Chloride on its wings takes off for a cloud seeding experiment, Bangalore, India. Credit: Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images)

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