Should We Be Cloud Seeding?
Forecasters and Scientists Have Estimated That Cloud Seeding Operations Can Enhance Rainfall by as Much as 30 to 35 Percent in a Clear Atmosphere, and by up to...
Forecasters and scientists have estimated that cloud seeding operations can enhance rainfall by as much as 30 to 35 percent in a clear atmosphere, and by up to 10 to 15 percent in a turbid atmosphere.
What is bad about cloud seeding?
Risks or concerns like unwanted ecological changes, ozone depletion, continued ocean acidification, erratic changes in rainfall patterns, rapid warming if seeding were to be stopped abruptly, airplane effects, to name a few, may just not be bad enough to override the imperative to keep temperatures down.
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What's the purpose of cloud seeding?
Cloud seeding is a weather modification technique that improves a cloud's ability to produce rain or snow by artificially adding condensation nuclei to the atmosphere, providing a base for for snowflakes or raindrops to form.
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