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Squeezing the clouds: Aboard the small plane making it rain in drought-stricken Honduras

Tegucigalpa receives water every nine days in a region where farmers have not harvested for 11 months. The government uses silver iodide to trigger rainfall, even if it’s ‘a bandage for a fracture’

Squeezing the clouds: Aboard the small plane making it rain in drought-stricken Honduras

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Kobe's push for smart street shades comes at a steep price

KOBE -- The Kobe Municipal Government began installing automated "smart shade" structures on city streets this summer as part of its efforts to protec

  • Kobe installs 9 smart shade structures at a cost of 4 million yen each.
  • Structures open automatically in sunlight and close in darkness.

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