{"id":3279,"date":"2023-01-02T14:43:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T11:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icad.com\/?p=3279"},"modified":"2024-11-26T11:35:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T08:05:51","slug":"what-is-cloud-seeding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icad.com\/what-is-cloud-seeding\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Cloud seeding ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"bt_bb_section69ccf69a622ab\"  class=\"bt_bb_section bt_bb_layout_boxed_1200\" ><div class=\"bt_bb_port\"><div class=\"bt_bb_cell\"><div class=\"bt_bb_cell_inner\"><div class=\"bt_bb_row \"  data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_row_holder\" ><div  class=\"bt_bb_column col-xxl-8 col-xl-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-8 bt_bb_vertical_align_top bt_bb_align_left bt_bb_padding_normal\" style=\"; --column-width:8;\" data-width=\"8\" data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content_inner\"><div  class=\"bt_bb_text\" ><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3285\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/icad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/s1-1.png?resize=870%2C454\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.icad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/s1-1.png?w=590&amp;ssl=1 590w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.icad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/s1-1.png?resize=320%2C167&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cloud seeding is a type of weather modification that aims to change the amount or type of precipitation that falls from clouds by dispersing substances into the air that serve as cloud condensation or ice nuclei, which alter the microphysical processes within the cloud. 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