SALT LAKE CITY — For decades, cloud seeding has been part of Utah’s strategy to stretch its water supply. This winter, scientists are taking a much closer look at whether the practice actually delivers measurable results.
Cloud seeding involves pumping silver iodide into the atmosphere during a storm to generate a little more precipitation.
Researchers from the University of Utah and Utah State University are leading the largest cloud seeding research effort ever conducted in the state, focusing on winter storms over the northern Wasatch Mountains. The goal is to better understand how cloud seeding affects snowfall and spring runoff…