cloud seeding

NOUN

rainmaking technique

Synonyms

WEAK

artificial nucleation nucleation rainmaking seeding

Example Sentences

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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

Instead, he agreed to host one of Rainmaker’s Eden weather stations on his property, and helped raise $400,000 for local cloud seeding.

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

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 • Dec. 4, 2025

Wyoming agricultural interests also asked that cloud seeding be exempt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025