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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Last April, the Trump administration effectively canceled funding for the National Climate Assessment Report, firing hundreds of scientists working on it. That assessment is vital to provide ...

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Solar geoengineering startups are getting serious Solar ...

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 ...

A team of more than 40 scientists are sounding the alarm bell over risky geoengineering projects being considered at the north and south poles. In a new paper, the global team of experts warn that ...