All clouds need “seeds” called condensation nuclei or ice nuclei to properly develop. This could be a speck of dust, clay or pollen in the atmosphere. There are several temperature, moisture and air ...

For years, scientists have experimented with engineering techniques that can safely modify rainfall. But experts say the technology isn't capable of causing extreme, sudden flooding.

Cloud seeding is a concept that was sowed in the 1940s. Vincent J. Schaefer, Bernard Vonnegut and Irving Langmuir were ...

Why there’s no scientific basis for blaming the longtime drought-fighting practice for the tragic Central Texas flooding.

Despite conspiracy theories, there's no way that cloud seeding operations days before the storm could have influenced the ...

Cloud seeding has been conducted off and in the central Sierra — including the north fork of the Stanislaus River — since the ...

Cloud seeding operations have covered about one-sixth of Texas, spanning approximately 31 million acres across the Northwest, ...

Marjorie Taylor Greene's announcement in the wake of the Texas floods sparked conversations around cloud seeding and more.

According to the GAO, states with active cloud seeding programs in 2024 are California, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, ...

Is cloud seeding safe? Jonathan Jennings explains the science behind the technology in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.

Cloud seeding is the process of adding special substances to clouds to make it rain or snow in areas experiencing water ...

Meteorologists point out that hurricanes and flood-making storms possess extraordinary amounts of energy that humans can't ...