Cloud Seeding
This is a weather modification technique that involves introducing tiny particles, such as silver iodide, into existing clouds to trigger precipitation. These particles act as condensation nuclei, providing a surface for supercooled water droplets to freeze onto and grow into ice crystals or snowflakes that fall to the ground. While it can be used to increase snowfall or rainfall and potentially suppress hail, its effectiveness is debated due to challenges in measurement and the need for specific, favorable cloud conditions
The Risks?
Unproven Effectiveness: The long-term benefits and effectiveness of cloud seeding remain unproven, and it is difficult to distinguish the effects of seeding from natural weather variations. So, why do it? Because it is a huge money maker for the private companies who do it. Follow the money.
Environmental concerns: There are serious concerns about the environmental and health impacts of widespread use of chemicals like silver iodide and its toxicity. Raise your hand if you want chemicals raining down on the food that we grow or in the air we breathe.
Redistribution: Some critics argue that cloud seeding may simply move precipitation from one location to another, creating a "redistribution of risk". In other words, humans who have the funds and the means to carry these operations out get to decide who gets rain and who doesn’t. Sound fair?
And how do we know that cloud seeding is not contributing to natural disasters like flooding and significant changes in our weather patterns?