As conspiracy theories point to cloud seeding as a possible cause of the Texas floods, here’s a look at the science behind ...

To explain cloud seeding, first you need to know how clouds form. Clouds form when water vapor and gas rises, cools and condenses into liquid water droplets. Those droplets collide and condense on ...

Did cloud seeding have anything to do with the recent devastating floods that extended from the Hill Country into Central ...

Cloud seeding gives these clouds a lot more ice crystals (or cloud nuclei). If experts complete seeding at the right time, it leads to more moisture supply, which will eventually create rainwater.

As envisioned, cloud seeding in the rugged range on the Montana/Idaho border could boost snowpack and runoff for the beleaguered Big Hole River and other drought-stricken areas.

Amid the tragedy of recent flash floods in central Texas, conspiracy theories about "cloud seeding" practices have gained traction on social media, fueled by prominent U.S. political figures.

A California-based cloud-seeding company, Rainmaker, has become the focus of conspiracy theories following the recent deadly floods in Texas ...

Cloud seeding experiments typically deal with a narrow set of parameters, according to Swain, taking into account weather conditions including cloud cover, time of the day, and location.

Cloud seeding wasn’t part of this storm. The Kerr County area experienced an extraordinary rainfall event, with 10 to 13 inches of rain falling in just a few hours on July 4.

A firefighting helicopter drops water on the Palisades fire near Mandeville Canyon and Encino, California, on January 11, 2025. Inset, Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks in September 2024.

Cloud-seeding programs to boost both rain and snowfall are now under way in Texas, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, New Mexico and California. For West Texas farmer Steve Williams, the benefits of ...

Cloud seeding has become a hot topic for debate, but it's actually a technique we first discovered in the 1940s. Here's what you need to know about it.