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Old July 23rd 07, 09:54 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
Les Hemmings Les Hemmings is offline
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Default interesting slant on rainfall

flybywire wrote:
Climatologists are building evidence that crops, particularly corn,
are driving up dew points as they put water into the atmosphere
through evaporation. They also may make corn-growing areas cooler and
alter rain patterns.


.... and couldn't the increase in fine dust particles from ploughing /
exposing dry soil and harvesting of crops, lofted by thermals, help rainfall
by "seeding" the clouds, giving the water vapour something to nucleate
around?

I thought that was the way the article would go when i first started
reading....

Les

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