seed cloud

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To place a substance in a cloud to make it produce rain (artificial rainmaking).

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  • Scientists seed clouds to increase rainfall in drought-stricken areas.
  • The government will seed the clouds tomorrow morning to try and clear the smog.
  • Last year, they successfully seeded a large cloud formation over the farmlands.
  • Pilots have seeded the clouds with silver iodide particles.
  • We might need to seed the clouds if the dry spell continues.
  • Seeding clouds is a controversial weather modification technique.
  • The project's main goal is to seed clouds efficiently to combat wildfires.
  • The clouds were seeded from a specially equipped aircraft.
  • If we seed these specific clouds, there is a high probability of inducing a downpour.
  • How exactly do they seed a cloud to make it rain?