Do We Need Rain?

[Queso]

and then comes balance....

you rid the world of rain and all of that, and you are going to have one hell of a storm WAY BEYOND your control.

of course like c1ay said, if you could control it in the first place.

[RhenMyster]

Oh, don't get me wrong. If bad things happen with result of controling the weather, that's fine, actually, for my story's purpose, that's inevitable to the plot.

[RhenMyster]

But about this virga. Could virga happen anytime of the year, as long as "low-level air is very dry"? And if it could, besides winter season, what would cause low-level air to dry?

[Boerseun]

So if technology advanced greatly in the coming years, could water be made artificially? And if so, would it be the same, or would the make-up differ in some way?

 

You need a tank full of hydrogen, and a tank full of oxygen. You get the two gases to mix, then you light a match. After running like hell, of course. And if you have survived the subsequent explosion (hydrogen and oxygen explodes beautifully), you'll have a little water vapour and no eyebrows. Or hair. Or limbs.

Technically, factories can make water in the above manner - but on Earth, it's a lot easier to go to the nearest river.