The remnants of Tropical Storm Barry dropping intense rain on a flood-prone region caused the deadly flood in Texas, meteorologists said. Cloud seeding, the process of introducing particles into a cloud to increase precipitation, could not have caused the ...

Clouds need two essential ingredients to form, and both must be present simultaneously for the process to begin. There are two ingredients needed for clouds to form: water and nuclei. The first ingredient, water vapor, seems obvious since clouds are made ...

Weather forecasting can often seem as arcane as gazing into a crystal ball, but the skill lies in analyzing current conditions, identifying weather patterns and applying climatology to produce a reliable prediction for a specific area. Sometimes, though ...

Many water officials have seen cloud seeding as one possible fix for the U.S. West’s drought, which has now stretched to 25 years and is believed to be the second worst in the past 1,200 years. But after nearly 80 years of experiments, studies and ...

Is it smart water management or messing with Mother Nature? Oct. 6, 2012— -- Craig Funke's job is to fly a small plane to the edge of violent thunderstorms and back. The former commercial pilot is not some adrenaline junkie courting danger. He is a ...

The Latest Storm Tracker Forecast from Meteorologist Kevin Appleby: Areas of morning fog will burn off and yield mainly sunny skies for the remainder of your Friday. Cloud cover will increase later Saturday ahead of a coastal system which looks to bring ...

Abu Dhabi: Use of artificial intelligence, algorithm-based data processing, and other advanced technologies are enhancing the efficiency of rain enhancement operations, including cloud seeding, and ensuring water security in the UAE, a top official said in ...