| Cold cloud seeding, also known as glaciogenic seeding, involves firing silver iodide into clouds to trigger the formation of ice crystals. |
| Chinese officials say cloud seeding has helped to relieve severe droughts and water shortages in cities. |
| Some say cloud seeding could ease the drought-related shortage of hydropower. |
| These proposed interventions range from ocean fertilization to large scale cloud seeding. |
| Some studies have suggested that cloud seeding actually reduces rainfall, or merely redistributes it. |
| To reduce the damage caused, governments and insurance companies have sponsored cloud seeding. |
