Written By Thuto William
This is one of those articles that leave readers in extreme sadness because the said proposal will never be taken seriously. So let's begin.
Iodine and silver produce a compound called silver iodide which is useless to the human body but it can help in inducing rainfall , that is tip the scale of dark cloud that may or may not produce rainfall . This is not new as some countries are doing this, just not on the African continent , the cradle of mankind . This is unacceptable as there are more farmers on the Africa continent than any other continent on earth and it is the most affected by climate change.
Drought is twice a bad and floods have engulfed coastlines as the planet warms up faster than anticipated. It's hard to watch lifelong farmers frown upon their dry farms and rotting livestock. It's bad folks. So how do we deal with this mess? I have proposed cloud seeding since the beginning of 2022 which is a method that takes silver Iodide and disperses it into a dark cloud to produce precipitation . It is mostly dispersed in the form of a fine powder or smoke .
How does it get launched?
There are three methods to launch this stuff . One method is to use drones ,these drones will have to be strong and durable and reach high altitude of around 10 km. The payload is deployed via a launch release system which is either timed or remotely controlled .
The second way to do this is to use small propeller aircraft to deploy the silver iodide payload. The chemical will be dispersed on command by the pilot as the aircraft enters the clouds.
The last method is by far the most cost effective. This is one make s use of rockets .The smaller the better. The payload will be deployed by the use of an ejection charge/explosive which is timed to explode upon arrival inside the cloud. I am calling upon all African nations to act now and strength their food securing as our warming planet makes it difficult to farm and harvest crops. This is the only via option.