cloud seeding

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Iranian authorities have carried out several cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall in recent months and resorted to cutting off water supplies periodically to manage consumption.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Doricko also testified, urging legislators not to sweep cloud seeding into any ban.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The U.S. military used cloud seeding during the Vietnam War in a classified project called Operation Popeye, to try to gain an advantage by extending the monsoon season, according to the State Department.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Today, many experts say cloud seeding can boost precipitation by roughly 10%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Some critics say cloud seeding can rob downwind areas of rain, but Doricko and others say this doesn’t happen because the practice taps water that would otherwise remain in clouds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025