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From the Aztecs to the Zoroastrians, humans have always prayed for rain. We\\u2019ve tried dances, ritual sacrifices and even blowing up the sky to boost rainfall. This might sound crazy but desperate times call for desperate measures.
Climate change is making people desperate again, in some regions droughts are becoming more frequent and pervasive whereas in others floods threaten livelihoods and cities. We have already affected our weather cycle but can we control it? Many governments have turned to cloud seeding programmes to try to manipulate rain to fall where they desire it to. But does it actually work, and what are the potential ramifications? We speak to experts about how people are trying to create rain, whether we\\u2019re on the brink of a geopolitical nightmare.
Presenters Graihagh Jackson and Neal Razzell spoke to:\\n \\nCynthia Barnett, Environmental Journalist and author of \\u2018Rain: a Natural and Cultural History\\u2019 \\nDr Katja Friedrich, Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder\\nDr Dhanasree Jayaram, Assistant Professor at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Academy of Higher Education.\\n \\n \\nThe team this week: \\nReporter: Valdya Baraputri, Bilingual Reporter BBC Indonesia, reporting in Jakarta \\nResearcher: Imogen Serwotka \\nProducer: Lizzy McNeill\\nSeries Producer: Jordan Dunbar\\nProduction Coordinators: Helena Warwick-Cross & Siobhan Reed\\nEditor: Richard Fenton-Smith\\nSound Wizard: Tom Brignell
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