I’ve been wondering where the rain is, and did a bit of research.
According to the United States Drought Monitor, Brattleboro and Windham County are officially considered to be in Moderate Drought, with about 85% of Vermont being categorized as Abnormally Dry.
The trend started in late June and has remained steady through July. The last time we were this dry in Vermont was June of 2015.
NOAA forecasts, for what it is worth, show a chance of rain in the next few days:
“Dry weather returns for late Friday night through Saturday, with the
next chance of showers and thunderstorms arriving late Saturday
night into Sunday with the chances for showers and thunderstorms
lingering into early next week.”
They keep predicting rain but
They keep predicting rain but it doesn’t happen. Now, they are saying rain this weekend. We’ll see, I guess.
Chemicals for weather-modifying properties :~)
The most common chemicals used for cloud seeding include silver iodide, potassium iodide and dry ice (solid carbon dioxide). Liquid propane, which expands into a gas, has also been used. This can produce ice crystals at higher temperatures than silver iodide.
Bernard Vonnegut, the older brother of the late novelist Kurt, uncovered silver iodide’s weather-modifying properties as a researcher for General Electric in 1946. He later taught atmospheric science at the State University of New York at Albany before passing away in 1997.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cloud-seeding-china-snow/