Rainmaker Cloud-Seeding Drone Operation
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Pocatello, Utah, Idaho, United States
Source: The Washington Post
Rainmaker is the first U.S. commercial cloud-seeding operation to prove it has generated water, using drones to blast silver iodide into the sky to battle drought conditions. The operation aims to relieve drought in Utah and Idaho by increasing precipitation through cloud seeding, differing from traditional methods by using drones instead of planes, which reduces costs and risks.
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Commercial
- Location
- Pocatello, Utah, Idaho, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Washington Post
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Rainmaker is the first U.S. commercial cloud-seeding operation to prove it has generated water, using drones to blast silver iodide into the sky to battle drought conditions. The operation aims to relieve drought in Utah and Idaho by increasing precipitation through cloud seeding, differing from traditional methods by using drones instead of planes, which reduces costs and risks. |
Original sector | Environment |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Utah, Idaho |
City | Pocatello |
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Source | The Washington Post |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Commercial |
Article published date | 2026-04-30 |
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