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Does cloud seeding work? Scientists watch ice crystals grow inside clouds to find out

  • Written by Jeffrey French, Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Wyoming
A blizzard in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in 2005. Greg Younger, CC BY-SA

Water is a valuable resource that affects nearly all aspects of life on earth. It also is limited, so people use a variety of methods to ensure that supply meets demand.

One such technique is cloud seeding – adding particles to the atmosphere to promote formation of...

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