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Attempts to make it rain may not work, study says.

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| October 13, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Knight Ridder Washington Bureau. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Seth Borenstein

WASHINGTON _ The nation's top scientists have confirmed the adage that everybody talks about the weather, but nobody can do much about it _ even though states, cities and utilities are spending millions of dollars trying.

Attempts to make it rain by seeding clouds are increasing worldwide, with 66 separate efforts under way in America, mostly in the parched West, but there's no scientific evidence that it works, the National Academy of Sciences concluded Monday.

In 10 states and two-dozen countries, meteorologists are seeding clouds, usually with silver iodide, in an effort to unleash more rain and snow. But the attempts are…

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