cloud seeding

University of Wyoming researcher honored for cloud seeding work

Bob Beck — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:41:06 +0000

It’s still not clear whether cloud seeding is an effective way to increase rainfall in arid parts of the country, but many in Wyoming hope that it works.

University of Wyoming Atmospheric Science Professor Bart Geerts won the first-ever National Institutes for Water Resources Program IMPACT award , which recognizes the nation's best federal research projects. He’s been conducting research on Cloud Seeding in Wyoming.

Wyoming Weather Modification Projects Still Waiting for Results

Irina Zhorov — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:47:04 +0000

Wyoming is host to two of the world’s most comprehensive weather modification studies. The studies are unique due to our geography, but they’re also more comprehensive than past research has been. And the water-hungry world is waiting for results. Irina Zhorov reports.

Cloud seeding research needs more time, money

The Associated Press — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:57:51 +0000

Officials say a cloud seeding research project in Wyoming needs two more years and another $2.4 million to be considered scientifically complete.

Cloud seeding is a form of intentional weather modification -- usually an attempt to change the amount of precipitation by dispersing substances into the air that alter processes within the cloud.

The state has invested about $11 million in the project since 2005. The project seeks to determine whether cloud seeding increases the amount of snowpack in several Wyoming mountain ranges.