The idea that clouds can be seeded with silver iodide to increase rainfall has been around since the late 1940’s, but the history of rainmaking has not had much a silver lining. In fact, many farmers just think it’s a fraud and in some states, it’s actually outlawed, but many scientists insist that rainmaking can work and that’s why for the past three summers, the federal government has been running a cloud-seeding experiment in Florida.