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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Answer 1

cloud seeding causes it to rain in cases where there is moisture in the air that simply needs particles for raindrops to form around. It won’t make rain where there is nothing and something like the area around a forest fire would be a place you’d never be at a lack for small particles in the air for raindrops to form around.