Page 14 - Cloud Seeding News Today

Cloud seeding – spraying materials into clouds to increase precipitation – has been around for nearly 80 years. But only recently have scientists been able to measure how effective it really is.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 — Cloud seeding operations over Penang’s water catchment areas, which were to have started, have been postponed to early May. CEO of the Penang Water...

GEORGE TOWN: The cloud seeding operations by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) at Teluk Bahang Dam and Air Itam Dam here have been rescheduled to early May.

GEORGE TOWN: Cloud seeding operations to induce rain and replenish two dams on the island will begin at the end of April, says the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP).

It’s not happening yet in Arizona, but there is potential for squeezing more rain and snow out of clouds to fight drought.

Cloud seeding involves using planes and ground-based equipment to put silver iodide into clouds when weather conditions are right. Colorado, Utah and Wyoming have all expanded their cloud-seeding programs in recent years.

GEORGE TOWN, April 13 — The Penang state government is seeking assistance from the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) to carry out cloud seeding operations over dam...

RM400,000 set aside for operations, water authority CEO says.

GEORGE TOWN: The state government has written to the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), seeking assistance for cloud seeding operations.

The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) is set to add advanced aircraft to enhance cloud seeding – a weather modification technique that improves a cloud’..