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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20663875
Interesting forthcoming article in Hydrology Journal.
Interesting forthcoming article in Hydrology Journal.
Some experts believe that you also get circulating air patterns in the atmosphere above the boundary between the water and the land and this can initiate thunderstorms and showers.
tadchem said:The only weather that concentrates along the beaches and lakeshores are lake effect snows and fogs.
There's a lot here that is not true.Travis_King said:Umm. That's not true.
That's not true.tadchem said:The reservoir IS the flood defence.
That's worse than not true. It's a red herring.I would like to see how the Law of Conservation of Matter is circumvented here - a reservoir cannot hold enough water that the evaporation could produce enough rain to overfill the reservoir. It is the same thing as running a generator to produce the electricity to power the motor that keeps the generator going.
That's not true.tadchem said:Any child who has lived on the plains can tell you that thunderstorms are triggered by updrafts - humid air rising in "thermals", usually over warm dry ground.
That's not true.Onshore winds are not readily able to form convection columns.
Rainfall can be artificially increased through a process called cloud seeding, where small particles such as silver iodide or dry ice are released into the atmosphere to encourage the formation of rain droplets.
The potential benefits of artificially increased rainfall include increased water supply for agriculture, replenishing drought-stricken areas, and mitigating the effects of wildfires.
There is some concern that artificially increased rainfall may disrupt natural weather patterns and potentially cause unintended consequences, such as flooding or decreased rainfall in other areas.
Cloud seeding and other methods of artificial rainfall are currently being used in various parts of the world, including China, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates.
The success rate of artificially increased rainfall can vary depending on the method used and environmental conditions. Some studies have shown an increase in rainfall of up to 20%, while others have found little to no effect.