Water scarcity is a very real (and growing) problem, and Augustus Doricko started his company, Rainmaker, to address it. Today we discuss the technology of cloud seeding; the history and evolution of that technology; the big questions and concerns about human efforts to modify the weather; and we talk about the potential here, which includes things like literally saving the Great Salt Lake.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

New BLISTER+ Members (1:46)

Introducing Augustus Doricko & Rainmaker (3:03)

What is “Terraforming”? (4:42)

History & Evolution of Cloud Seeding Technology (6:07)

Addressing Concerns & Questions (11:30)

How Much Could this Increase Snowfall? (19:41)

Silver Iodide: Why Find Alternatives? (22:53)

Augustus’ Background & Path to Rainmaker (27:22)

Desalination (34:52)

Clouds & Cloud Seeding (41:27)

Predicting the Impacts of Cloud Seeding (49:17)

The Rainmaker Journey (56:29)

Current & Future Clients (1:03:03)

Hail Suppression? (1:05:53)

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