why don't we do what saudi arabia does and cloud seed.
The jury is out on this …
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101101125949.htm
http://globalnews.ca/news/276220/fact-file-cloud-seeding/
A lot of the reports from the Middle East and China sounds more like government spin than science. You would think people who make a living from it would compile and publish stats of its success rate. It certainly isn't a reliable solution. It is believed that the success rate is at best of the order of 10%.