Indonesia ramps up cloud seeding as Borneo wildfires track toward one of its worst years

Indonesia ramps up cloud seeding as Borneo wildfires track toward one of its worst years

As wildfires spread across Indonesian Borneo, officials are turning to an unusual tool in hopes of slowing the destruction. The island nation wants to use cloud seeding to give Mother Nature a little push toward rain.  If the right clouds are present, seeding them could help drench peatlands before fires spiral out of control. Here's what to know Government figures showed that more than 100,000 hectares had burned, while deforestation monitoring…