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

For nearly an hour, Doricko told Ryan’s listeners what cloud seeding is and isn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal

Invented in 1946 by General Electric scientists in upstate New York, cloud seeding works because silver iodide particles resemble ice crystals.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cloud seeding had its heyday in the 1970s but declined because scientists found it difficult to quantify its effects.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal