weather modification
Artificial precipitation control
Weather modification is the deliberate alteration of atmospheric conditions, typically to produce rain, disperse fog, or reduce hail.
Cloud seeding—spraying particles into clouds to induce precipitation—is the most common technique.
The term also appears in discussions of climate engineering and conspiracy theories about government control of weather patterns: The drought renewed interest in weather modification programs.
- flood preventionStopping water overflow damage
- drought reliefHelp during prolonged dryness
- rainmakingInducing precipitation artificially
- rain danceCeremony to summon precipitation
- cloud seedingArtificially inducing rainfall
climate engineering · unintended consequences · aerosols · silver iodide · dry ice · disaster risk reduction · storm chasing · geoengineering · wildfire suppression · contrails · condensation · aviation safety · conspiracy · tin foil hat · convection currents · military · climate control · irrigation
- weather controlcloud seeding, silver iodide, rainmaking, dry ice, geoengineering
- green techsolar panels, solar power, wind energy, clean energy, wind turbines
- Science Debatesclimate change, global warming, evolution debate, vaccine safety, creationism
- water cyclewater cycle, precipitation, evaporation, condensation, rain
weather modificationwild weather
weather modificationclimate adaptation
Adjusting to environmental shifts
weather forecasting · climate resilience · non-intervention · letting nature take its course · weather observation