«Hard Rain»
Harper’s Magazine

The battle over weather modification.

From the workshop floors of El Segundo, California, where engineers build and test their drones, to the cold plains of Pendleton, Oregon, where they fly them into the clouds at night — the piece traces the edge between science, faith, and paranoia in America's relationship with the sky.

Read Wyatt Williams' full reportage and watch Davide Monteleone’s photos on Harper's Magazine.