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Cloud Seeding Efforts Spark Controversy and Conflict

Updated 2026-05-12 17:05 UTC 1 source Neutral

Efforts to control the weather through cloud seeding are escalating, leading to conflicts between countries and fueling conspiracy theories. The effectiveness of these methods remains uncertain.

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New Scientist

Can cloud seeding save us from water bankruptcy?

We’ve long tried to control the weather by engineering rainfall. Now such cloud-seeding efforts are escalating, creating conflict between countries and stoking conspiracy theories. But do they work?

2026-05-12 16:00 UTC