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.

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 ...

A cloud seeding project took place in Pleasanton, about 150 miles southeast of Kerr County, on July 2, according to reports from Rainmaker, one of the weather modification companies in the U.S.

For those unfamiliar with the practice, cloud seeding involves injecting a chemical into an existing cloud — according to Wikipedia, popular options include potassium iodide, dry ice, or silver ...

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

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 ...

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.

JJ: Cloud seeding in Texas dates back to the 1950s. During that time, there were no laws—there were a bunch of cowboys flying planes out in West Texas trying to seed clouds.

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 ...

Idaho Power’s 2024-25 cloud-seeding season was quieter than usual as conditions limited opportunities. All measures tracked were below the 10-year average, according to information that Shaun ...