After a withering summer, the 2nd hottest in 83 years, in the middle of an exceptional drought (ranked ABOVE 'extreme",) S.O. has reportedly contracted with a rainmaker to bring much-needed rain to this development.
G.P. "Purdy" Pullman, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, will set up his rainmaking gear on top of Musket Rim in the park there and will begin immediately to summon the clouds and other forces which result in rainfall. "I have soaked plenty of communities throughout the southwest, believe you me," said Mr. Pullman. "Now y'all can expect your dogs and what have you to make some sort of ruckus when my generator is going full tilt 'cause it makes an ultrasonic whistle kind of thing, but that's normal. By the way, I also contract separately for window washing so any of you who wants their windows done at the same time should contact me for a contract. Oh, and the smell will be the bacteria I release in balloons which I will shoot when they get high enough."
ScienceDaily (Feb. 29, 2008) — Brent Christner, LSU professor of biological sciences, in partnership with colleagues in Montana and France, recently found evidence that rain-making bacteria are widely distributed in the atmosphere. These biological particles could factor heavily into the precipitation cycle, affecting climate, agricultural productivity and even global warming. Christner and his colleagues published their results on Feb 29 in the journal Science.
A matter of some controversy, rainmaking is said to be part art and part science.
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