In 1968, scientists tried taming hurricanes
Excerpt from the August 17, 1968 issue of Science News
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SEEDING STORMS Although scientists weren’t successful in stopping hurricanes through cloud seeding, their research during Project Stormfury proved useful for future hurricane forecasting.
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