Cloud-seeding operations take place in at least nine U.S. states as of 2024, according to data from the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO). Why It Matters ...

As China turns cloud seeding into a cornerstone of its climate strategy, the U.S. is falling behind — except, perhaps, in Utah, where key innovations could offer a way forward. For over 70 years ...

Cloud seeding is the process of weather manipulation in which silver iodide is burned and injected into snow clouds similar to a propane burner to stimulate or increase snowfall. There are seven ...

Tweaking the tech While the concept of cloud seeding can sound like the stuff of a distant sci-fi future, the technology has been in use since the 1950s. And since then, it has gone largely unchanged.

Despite the concerns, cloud seeding has been practiced safely for decades. Augustus Doriko, CEO and founder of Rainmaker Technologies, LLC, emphasized its safety.

A Tennessee congresman is backing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's push to ban "weather modification" in the wake of devastating floods in Texas. What to know.

The seeding season “ended on a strong note in March with near- to above-normal seeding opportunities.” He compared dry water year 2021 and the unusually wet 2017 to the 2015-25 average.

A nine-year, $14 million study says that cloud seeding can increase snowfall, and some officials in thirsty Arizona say it’s time to ramp it up. The study is the most ambitious and expensive ...

No cloud seeding has occurred as part of the research. Roza is using $300,000 of its own funds for the feasibility study, which is just one part of larger efforts to address reduced water supplies.

As China turns cloud seeding into a cornerstone of its climate strategy, the U.S. is falling behind — except, perhaps, in Utah, where key innovations could offer a way forward.

Tweaking the Tech While the concept of cloud seeding can sound like the stuff of a distant sci-fi future, the technology has been in use since the 1950s. And since then, it has gone largely unchanged.