Boulder's National Center For Atmospheric Research: Planes Make It Rain

Boulder's National Center For Atmospheric Research: Planes Make It Rain
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BOULDER - Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder figured out that planes often inadvertently affect weather when flying through clouds, making it rain or snow.

The conditions have to be just right. It has to be a specific type of plane, a certain cloud and a certain temperature.

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