CNN's John Defterios is working on a way to make snow using renewable energy. His first prototype would drop an inch of snow in one hour, but he says that can't be done fast enough. He and his co-workers are trying to develop the technology so it could work outside. The company has also been called Chocky; they hope their project will help combat climate change.
How do you make snow? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly learn some cold, hard facts about snow and ice with atmospheric scientist and snow maker Peter Veals, PhD and glacial scientist Twila Moon, PhD.
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