Cloud Seeding

Using powerful electrical charges to increase rainfall — and help farmers grow crops. That’s the concept behind a new “cloud seeding” project set to happen soon in Weld County. If it’s successful, it could mean farmers across the state will get a little more water for their crops.

Colorado is permitting a Florida-based company to deploy warm-weather cloud seeding in Weld County. It's an attempt to make more rain fall on farm fields.

Is cloud seeding safe? Jonathan Jennings explains the science behind the technology in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.

Utah is using a technology that can add more water to the state's supply. Others in the Colorado River basin are looking to expand.

Water experts say cloud seeding deserves more funding and research to measure its impact on the drought-stricken Colorado River basin.

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