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Her finger is broadcast, aiming heavenward, on flat screens scattered around the show, like a motion detector that turns on lights in a dark alley to silently alert passersby of their endangered status.

An idea once dismissed as science fiction -- cooling Earth by scattering sunlight-reflecting particles into the upper atmosphere -- is now being taken seriously by researchers.

Unlike at Home Depot, where knives are with knives and bolts are with bolts, almost all the inventory here is stored on shelves scattered throughout the dark zones completely at random.

Last week, an atmospheric river storm hit Los Angeles with scattered downpours, fears of flooding and powerful winds.

But a gust of wind scattered the forms into the street, where bank security guards chased after them.