cloud seeding

NOUN

rainmaking technique

Synonyms

WEAK

artificial nucleation nucleation rainmaking seeding

Example Sentences

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Malaysia is resorting to cloud seeding to bring much-needed rain to the country's "rice bowl" north, where a drought has delayed planting of the staple crop and raised supply fears.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Iranian authorities have carried out several cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall in recent months and resorted to cutting off water supplies periodically to manage consumption.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

The girl playing Doricko said cloud seeding doesn’t cause floods but can be the difference between a harvest and a total loss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Invented in 1946 by General Electric scientists in upstate New York, cloud seeding works because silver iodide particles resemble ice crystals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

For nearly an hour, Doricko told Ryan’s listeners what cloud seeding is and isn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025