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https://wamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/09/470486011_18636711_wide-1794a907bb4d918b2e6bce5e3c07ca8d6cc107f4-1024x575.jpg1024575With little relief in sight for California's record drought, scientists are trying to learn why some clouds rain and other don't. As Lauren Sommer of KQED says, they're finding surprising answers.