RACING WITH THE CLOUDS

 Cloud wars: Mideast rivalries rise along a new front (Alissa J. Rubin, 8/28/22,  New York Times)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/08/28/world/cloud-wars-mideast-rivalries-rise-along-new-front/

As the Middle East and North Africa dry up, countries in the region have embarked on a race to develop the chemicals and techniques that they hope will enable them to squeeze raindrops out of clouds that would otherwise float fruitlessly overhead.