WE’VE had rainmakers—now say hello to the rain-busters. Storm experts
in the US have plucked a cloud from the sky for the first time.
By sprinkling a water-absorbing powder over the cloud, the researchers made
it disappear from the sky and weather station radar screens. They hope the
powder will one day dry up deadly hurricanes and tropical storms.
“It is the moisture that gives hurricanes their strength,” says Peter Cordani
who runs Dyn-O-Mat, the company that makes the product. “In the case of a huge
hurricane, we would not be trying to soak it up altogether. But what…
