Machines that prod clouds to make snow may sound like something out of an old science fiction movie. But worsening water scarcity, combined with new proof that "cloud seeding" actually works, is spurring more states, counties, ...
Environment
Mar 6, 2018
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Bart Geerts likes to chase storms high in the mountains. And, oftentimes, he helps contribute to them.
Earth Sciences
Jun 7, 2012
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For the first time in aviation history, a fixed-wing unmanned aircraft has successfully tested a cloud-seeding payload during an experimental flight in Nevada.
Engineering
May 4, 2016
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Singapore's clean and green reputation has taken a hit from Indonesian forest fires and its standing as a corporate and expatriate haven could be hurt if the smog becomes an annual scourge, analysts warn.
Environment
Jun 30, 2013
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Can cloud seeding—dispersing particles into the air with the aim of increasing precipitation—increase snowfall?
Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2017
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On mountain peaks scattered across Colorado, machines are set up to fire chemicals into the clouds in attempts to generate snow. The process is called cloud seeding, and as global temperatures rise, more countries and drought-troubled ...
Environment
Mar 17, 2022
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Indonesia was battling a rash of forest fires Wednesday as it raised an alert over the blazes which occur every year and emit choking smog that can envelop neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia.
Environment
Feb 21, 2018
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Some years ago, I found myself making my way up the narrow stairs of a Learjet on a sultry runway in a deserted airport near the South Africa-Mozambique border. The humidity was there to taste—the air thick with it.
Environment
Apr 22, 2024
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Water scarcity is among the top five global risks affecting people's wellbeing. In water-scarce areas, the situation is grim. Conventional sources like snowfall, rainfall, river runoff and easily accessible groundwater are ...
Environment
Jan 28, 2021
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Indian scientists are preparing cloud seeding technology to clean poisonous smog in the capital with rain, but environmental critics fear it is an expensive distraction from tackling root causes.
Environment
Nov 28, 2023
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