Cloud Seeding Makes Hot Comeback as a Solution to Drought

Demand has skyrocketed across the Western U.S. and Mexico to boost rain, snowfall

In Mexico, officials are seeding clouds across five states that have been suffering from extended drought. Luis Antonio Rojas for The Wall Street Journal

SAN ANGELO, Texas—Inside a small office at the San Angelo Regional Airport, Jonathan Jennings is looking for a big opportunity. He’s checking weather radar for an approaching storm system, so he can send up a plane to chase the moisture-laden clouds.

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