Complex sentence: He wrote that accumulations of DOR played a role in desertification, and he designed a "cloudbuster," two rows of 15-foot aluminium pipes mounted on a mobile platform, connected to cables that were inserted into water.
Split into simpler sentences: He wrote that accumulations of DOR played a role in desertification. He designed a "cloudbuster," two rows of 15-foot aluminium pipes mounted on a mobile platform connected to cables that were inserted into water.