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Utah is exploring drone-based cloud seeding

The Utah Division of Water Resources is exploring expanded UAS use for cloud seeding after crewed-aircraft testing from 2022 to 2025, according to a 24 September industry guest analysis.

Atmospheric work is a different operating problem from mapping the ground. It couples meteorology, aircraft icing and weather tolerance, BVLOS operations and measurement of whether the intervention worked.

Treat claims about increased precipitation separately from claims about aircraft efficiency. The drone may improve access or targeting without, by itself, proving the effectiveness of a seeding program.