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A technique to get clouds to produce more snow is being used more as the Rocky Mountain region struggles with a two-decade drought.

With 18 days to go in the 120-day session, the bill to address the crisis on the Colorado River does not match the lofty proposal hinted at in January. Instead, its a bill to set up a task force.

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A technique to get clouds to produce more snow is being used more as the Rocky Mountain region struggles with a two-decade drought. Cloud seeding involves using planes and ground-based

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.

States near the Rocky Mountains, such as Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming, have expanded its cloud-seeding programs to combat the region’s drought and produce more precipitation.

The federal government recently has acted to address the effects of the “megadrought” in the western half of the United States. These steps include…

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A technique to get clouds to produce more snow is being used more as the Rocky Mountain region struggles with a two-decade drought.

LYONS, Colo. (AP) - A technique to get clouds to produce more snow is being used more as the Rocky Mountain re...