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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Sam.

And I'm Neil.

Ah, it's raining again, Sam. I've had enough.

It's been drizzling.

That's raining lightly all week.

I know what you mean, Neil.

Living in a wet country like Britain,

I sometimes wish I could push a magic bus and stop it raining.

And ironically, people living in hot, dry countries need rain,

but don't get it.

If only we could control the weather.

Well, it's funny you should say that, Neil,

because you're not the first person to have that idea.

In this programme, we'll be hearing about cloud seeding and geoengineering.

Two controversial methods scientists are using to manipulate

or change the weather.

And as usual, we'll be learning some new vocabulary as well.

Anything that stops it drizzling sounds good to me, Sam.

I hate to disappoint you, Neil, but these ideas involve making more,

not less rain.

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