The federal government is giving Nevada a $2.4 million grant to expand its cloud seeding program. Scientists have been trying to make clouds rain for years, but it's still an open question whether or not it works. States in the American West are putting more money into their programs as they struggle with drought.
The Colorado River is disappearing and the government is now spending millions on one wild idea to ease the pain: seeding clouds to make it rain.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey and Michael Raphael, and hosted by Sean Rameswarem.
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