Sam: I'm Sam.
Neil: And I'm Neil.
Agh, it's raining again, Sam!
I've had enough!
It's been drizzling, that's raining lightly, all week...
Sam: I know what you mean, Neil.
Living in a wet country like Britain I sometimes wish
I could push a magic button and stop it raining.
Neil: And ironically, people living in hot, dry countries need rain
but don't get it.
If only we could control the weather...
Sam: 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 'geo- engineering',
two controversial methods scientists are using to manipulate or change the weather.
And as usual, we'll be learning some new vocabulary as well.
Neil: Anything that stops it drizzling sounds good to me, Sam.
Sam: I hate to disappoint you, Neil,
but these ideas involve making more, not less, rain.
We'll learn the details soon