Imagine if we could press a button and make it rain. Sounds like a sci-fi movie, right? Well, rain seeding, also called cloud seeding, is basically science’s version of that idea. It is a technology that helps clouds produce rain in areas suffering from drought or heavy pollution. Cool concept, but as Delhi recently found out, it is not as easy as it sounds. How Does Cloud Seeding Work? So what exactly is rain seeding? In simple terms, it is when scientists send airplanes or

Every year, we step outside in early November and…our eyes start watering, our throats feel scratchy, and our phone's weather app drops a "AQI: 409" notification. The air is basically unbreathable. Every October-November, North India turns into a real-life dystopian movie. Why? Stubble burning. Farmers are burning leftover crop waste, and the smoke isn't just staying in the fields.   What Is Stubble Burning & Why Does It Happen? After rice harvests in the states of Punjab, Ha

Recently, I discarded several sachets of soap solution, and food packaging containers within the same week. This was the cause of multiple headaches and compelled me to write this blog about plastic pollution. If this topic sounds familiar, that’s because it is. At Klim8, we’ve written about plastic pollution before, but the reason we’re returning to it now is simple. The problem has grown far more serious. Despite years of awareness campaigns, bans, and recycling drives, the

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