Manipulating the clouds to make it rain or snow sounds like the stuff of science fiction. But the technology behind cloud seeding is nothing new: It dates back to the 1940s.
That science got a new look recently when lawmakers ordered the Government Accountability Office to re-examine the possibilities of cloud seeding as water becomes a more precious resource in the U.S. The newly published report calls cloud seeding promising, but also says more research is needed.
That got Alex Hager 鈥� 皇冠网址's in-house water reporter -- thinking about how cloud seeding might affect what鈥檚 probably the biggest water story in the nation: the drought-stricken Colorado River. Alex wrote about it recently, and joined In The NoCo鈥檚 Erin O鈥橳oole to talk about what he learned.
For more on the Colorado River, check out 皇冠网址鈥檚 award-winning podcast Thirst Gap.
