Cloud seeding does not create clouds or precipitation from clear skies. It can only be effective when clouds with the right ...

For years, climate scientists have resisted geoengineering as a way to address climate change, saying that the best way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is to stop burning fossil fuels. Scientists ...

SALT LAKE CITY — You can see them in the sky, the airplanes carrying customers or cargo. But maybe these planes are doing something else: spraying chemicals to bounce the heat of the sun back into the ...

Scientists propose putting reflective aerosols into the stratosphere to reflect the sun's rays. But will this have unintended consequences? National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle ...

As Arizona contends with one of the most severe long-term droughts on record, scientists and water managers have considered weather manipulation techniques to increase the state’s sporadic ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. In April, in the Bay Area town of Alameda, scientists were making plans to block the sun. Not entirely or permanently, of course: Their experiment included ...

We must not let geoengineering be shaped behind closed doors. Climate justice demands an inclusive approach ...

When Gov. Ron DeSantis recently said he’d sign into law a ban on “weather modification activities” — such as spreading tiny particles into the air from aircraft to control sunlight — it raised ...

“What is the cost of inaction?” asked Cían Sherwin, founder of Real Ice, encapsulating the feeling of urgency that drives geoengineering projects to reverse Arctic sea ice loss. While the Arctic warms ...

Less wealthy countries are among the most vulnerable to potential unintended side effects from climate interventions. The world’s largest solar geoengineering conference takes place this week in Cape ...