In the u a e, drones or zapping clouds with electricity to create rain. A ten year cloud a seeding experiment in wyoming resulted in five to ten % increases in snow packs. Here in california, the real estate crashed after we had ike three or four really bad, short ski seasons. We could be pumping salt water that is cleaned, desalinized into all the arid places in our country - just like we do for our lans. Think about a sprinkler system which would eliminate any kind of issues with fire. And we can be energy and water independent with the technology we only have the will to do it.