Does Creating Your Own Precipitation Through Cloud Seeding Actually Work?

Top of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 1741, Segment 1

Nov 29, 2021 • 17m

Scientists in eight US states are actively manipulating the weather. They’re trying to get it to rain or snow by shooting silver iodide up into the clouds. It’s called cloud seeding and could help fight the effects of climate change. The snowpack in many states is not looking good right now and droughts are becoming more common. Jeffrey French, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Wyoming, studies cloud seeding. (Segment produced by Cecilia Foster)

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