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How cloud-seeding could help us predict when it will snow

How cloud-seeding could help us predict when it will snow

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March 14, 2025, 10:00 AM

  • Scientists in Switzerland are using weather-modification techniques to understand how ice crystals form in clouds.
  • They are using a giant white balloon to hoist a device that measures ice crystals high in the air.
  • They are also using a drone to sprinkle crystals of silver powder into the fog.

Scientists in Switzerland are using weather-modification techniques to understand how ice crystals form in clouds. This is an important and poorly understood factor in climate and weather models.

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