cloud seeding

NOUN

rainmaking technique

Synonyms

WEAK

artificial nucleation nucleation rainmaking seeding

Example Sentences

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Basic weather control is possible today: China has long been using cloud seeding to create blue skies over Beijing for important events, by making impending rain fall before it reaches the city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

Also at the party were six high-school girls from an FFA agricultural program in Tahoka, Texas, who flew in to perform a skit they wrote about cloud seeding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

When Utah considered a geoengineering bill this year, lawmakers excluded cloud seeding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

That is a fraction of the lake’s needs, but the project would be a significant advance for cloud seeding and attract more supporters, Doricko said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025