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  1. Cloud seeding - Wikipedia

    Cloud seeding can be done by ground generators or planes This image explaining cloud seeding shows a substance – either silver iodide or dry ice – being dumped onto the cloud, which then …

  2. 4 Facts To Know About Cloud Seeding, From A Meteorologist

    Jul 9, 2025 · The process involves “seeding” existing clouds with a harmless substance called silver-iodide to give water droplets a particle to converge around, allowing them to form an ice …

  3. Map Shows States With Cloud-Seeding Programs in Place

    Jul 9, 2025 · Weather modification, commonly referred to as cloud seeding, is an eco-friendly method used to increase precipitation—such as rain or snow—from clouds, according to the …

  4. Cloud Seeding - What It Is and Whether It Works

    Apr 20, 2024 · Cloud seeding aims at producing rain or snow by introducing particles into clouds that act as condensation nuclei and promote precipitation. The practice dates back to the 1940s.

  5. What is cloud seeding? Here's what it can—and can't—do to the …

    Cloud seeding works by releasing compounds that bind to water molecules, forcing them to fall to the ground as rain or snow.

  6. What is cloud seeding? Debunking myths with Kenny Miller

    Aug 19, 2025 · Cloud seeding is a method used to modify weather to encourage rainfall or reduce hail size. Due to the seemingly endless world of possibilities this offers, there are many myths …

  7. Need To Know: Geoengineering and Cloud Seeding - State of the …

    Jul 17, 2025 · Cloud seeding to increase precipitation and snowpack has been around since the 1940’s. This is typically referred to as “weather modification”, since the focus is on a short term …

  8. Explained: How cloud seeding works, and the idea behind …

    6 days ago · What conditions are needed for cloud seeding, and why have earlier proposals for it come under criticism? We explain.

  9. Cloud seeding | Weather Modification, Precipitation & Rainfall

    4 days ago · Cloud seeding, deliberate introduction into clouds of various substances that act as condensation nuclei or ice nuclei in an attempt to induce precipitation. This serves to increase …

  10. Cloud Seeding Technology: Assessing Effectiveness and Other …

    Dec 19, 2024 · Cloud seeding is a decades-old approach to modifying weather that uses a range of supporting technologies for research and operations. According to NOAA, the most …