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One of my continual research is cloud seeding; I take photos of the sky almost everyday now. Colorado began cloud seeding about 30-40 years ago, hoping that seeding clouds would help with drought conditions, & increase snowfall in the Rocky Mountains, & help increase the water level in the Colorado river basin. But, it seems the continual cloud seeding has only created constant streams of clouds, & not helped with increased rainfall . I intend to keep taking photos, & collecting data & will get in contact with my local representatives, & find out why cloud seeding continues! This is definitely a change in our particular weather pattern & my concern is the chemical used over & over!

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Careful what you ask for: there have been wet/snowy winters in Colorado in recent years. All it takes is a slight shift in the jet stream. ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation) plays a big part in those variable weather dynamics in N America; but, and there is discussion on this topic (which I’m sadly on the less accepted side) that the eruption of the Hunga-Tonga volcano a few years ago has had influence on world wide weather due to water injected into the upper atmosphere and the small amount of sulfur particulates (less than Mt Pinatubo ). I’m of the mind that Hunga-Tonga has had an influence on ENSO.

Further, I wouldn’t be surprised if we see another ARkStorm similar to the one from 1861/62 in our lives - should that happen, Colorado will have more than enough snow in the mountains, WA and OR will be plenty wet and Lake Pa’ashi/Tulare Lake will (WILL!) reappear devastating the Central Valley as well as Northern California, even down thru LA (I’m trying to put together a scenario where the Salton Sea would refill as it has done in the past but so far that’s been dependent on the Colorado River overflowing). Some folk have opined that another ARkStorm today could be the first $1T (Trillion dollar) disaster.

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Also much more development along coastlines around the globe, population centers.

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Definitely not asking for it, but sure not surprised if it arrives via jet.

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Amazing information, thank you. I do realize the Jet Stream plays a big role in our weather, as well as the path/patterns of La Nina, & El Nino. I have been watching Fox Weather channel closely these past few weeks, especially since Helene & the severe weather that devastated NC, GA, & of course FL- but the horrible flooding in NC was especially of interest to me, as I had family in NC, & tried to see if any actually still lived in the great state of NC, but have not communicated with them for several years. The eruption of the Hunga-Tonga volcano probably played a large role in weather patterns, & that must affect the world as well, I would guess.

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The Hunga-Tonga eruption and subsequent injection of water (vapor) and sulfurs into the upper atmosphere is controversial I’m on the side of it being consequential for, say, a decade while many others differ (I’m in the minority 😂 as usual). We’re in an unusual time in our experience living in America. There are perils on the west coast we have no experience with other than oral tales handed down by pre-technological people; the ARkStorm I mentioned is more "periodic" than we thought at first, we’re in a Maunder minimum (could be max, don’t think so, have to ✅ ✅) and we’re beginning a periodic solar minimum - fewer sun spots, quieter sun, less solar radiation, measurable but very very small. What if there’s another massive volcanic eruption equivalent to Mt. Pinatubo occurs? Would global cooling also impact upper atmosphere water and would that cause atmospheric rivers?

At the very least these impacts could would affect ENSO, and other similar global systems, sufficient that N America could have extremes of hot-cold, wet-dry; what caused the dust bowl, what’s needed for Tulare Lake to return with some permanence (disregarding man made irrigation factors).

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Yes! The chemicals and clouds block life-giving sun, and the hydroscopic particles(which could be anything, really) fall on our land, float in our air, and wash into our water! Since aluminum is a desiccant, even if it rains, the rain just poisons the soil, damaging roots so they can't take up nitrogen, causing poor plant growth--then setting us up for future wildfires from desiccated leaves and underbrush. I'm not quite a daily picture-taker(we live near ocean so seeds quickly look natural), but when a friend posted beautiful dawn colors on the clouds, all I could see were unnatural formations! I long for a clear dawn!

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Colorado is usually very sunny & we do have a short growing season for sure (late spring-end of September most years), but, since cloud seeding began, it has now become a daily sight in our bright blue sky- and yes, blocking our sunshine is very troubling to me. I know Silver iodide is used, & wonder as it falls from the aircraft, how much harm is done to the earth? I’m still checking into that aspect! I say leave well-enough-alone already!

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Aluminum is another used(maybe added to your mixture without notice) to dry the brush, though it collects water into clouds. Still, it needs moisture to collect, and Colorado hasn't got much of that at the present.

We just need to be speaking up about our dissent from this manipulation. DoD and NOAA "collaborate" with universities(give grants and tech to study certain things). We the People really need to educate ourselves, and speak up.

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Watch "Frankenskies" the movie for free to learn about our history of weather manipulation... https://frankenskies.com/#watch-now

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