An Information Statement of the American Meteorological Society 
(Adopted by the AMS Council on 2 November 2010)

In its most common form, specially formulated aerosols or very cold materials are dispersed in targeted locations within clouds to achieve precipitation enhancement, hail damage mitigation, fog clearing, and other intentional effects.

“Cloud seeding techniques have been developed over nearly 70 years through experimentation and trials.”

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