China fires rockets at clouds, and experts call the plan 'absurd'

China fires rockets at clouds, and experts call the plan 'absurd'

In China, researchers are launching rockets not for military purposes, but as part of cloud-seeding efforts aimed at influencing weather patterns and encouraging rainfall.  As climate change intensifies and drought conditions worsen in many regions, more than 50 countries worldwide have explored cloud seeding as a potential tool to supplement natural precipitation and support water supplies during dry periods. What happened? According to a repor…