Indonesia Fights Fires with Weather Modification
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Indonesia is continuing its weather modification operations to put out forest and land fires, according to State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi. The government is using this technique to create rain over fire-affected areas. Weather modification involves seeding clouds to increase rainfall. The minister said the firefighting efforts are ongoing.