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Hail suppression hopes to ease the burden of Alberta’s peak storm season | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)

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I knew they did some form of hail suppression, but didn't know the exact way they did it. Would be a pretty crazy job to have.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think the silver iodide they use on these planes has been shown to be effective

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, condensation nuclei are a thing in precipitation. Loud propane explosions not so much eh