cloud 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 U.S. military used cloud seeding during the Vietnam War in a classified project called Operation Popeye, to try to gain an advantage by extending the monsoon season, according to the State Department.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Ultimately, when lawmakers advanced the bill, cloud seeding was spared from the ban, which would prohibit dispersing chemicals to alter the temperature, weather or “the intensity of the sunlight.”
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
