For most of human history, rain was something we prayed for. Farmers watched the sky. Communities performed rituals. Entire civilizations depended on clouds behaving in ways no one could predict. But today, something remarkable — and slightly unsettling — is happening. Across the world, governments are trying to manufacture rain. From China’s massive weather-modification programs …
Fun fact: In some cloud seeding experiments in India, scientists observed rainfall increases of nearly 46% under the right conditions. Delhi is no stranger to environmental crises. Smog thick enough to sting your eyes, taps running dry, groundwater vanishing into oblivion, and every winter a blanket of toxic haze that makes the World Health Organization’s …