For God, for country, for rain

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Augustus Doricko sits in a desk with a huge American flag on the back wall.

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Cloud seeding probably didn't cause Dubai's floods. The UAE has been trying to control its weather for years, and the US does it too.

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A cloud-seeding rocket is launched in an attempt to make rain in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province of China.

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Photos of torrential Dubai flash floods show the downsides of trying to control the weather

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Vehicles hardly move on flooded streets due to heavy rain in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on April 16, 2024.
Vehicles hardly move on flooded streets due to heavy rain in Dubai on April 16, 2024.

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