How effective is cloud seeding, and why isn’t this done more often in places with regular forest fires (like California) or in the last few weeks to help the situation in Australia?

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How effective is cloud seeding, and why isn’t this done more often in places with regular forest fires (like California) or in the last few weeks to help the situation in Australia?

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Basically it just affects the timing of rain from clouds that are going to rain anyway, so that it rains where you want it to, instead of later when they have moved to another area. At least in theory. China claims it works, others are more skeptical.