cloud seeding
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Malaysia is resorting to cloud seeding to bring much-needed rain to the country's "rice bowl" north, where a drought has delayed planting of the staple crop and raised supply fears.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
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
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
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
Wyoming agricultural interests also asked that cloud seeding be exempt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
