Let it snow.

• Position: Wyoming weather modification project - Brief Article

Parts of Wyoming should see a direct increase in snow pack of at least 10 percent due to a new cloud-seeding program to begin this winter. The Sierra Madre, Medicine Bow and Wind River mountain ranges are the targets for the state-funded "weather modification" project. It aims to increase snowfall by releasing a silver iodide compound into the clouds around the ranges using fixed platforms and special aircraft. "This is not a drought-busting tool, but a long-term water management strategy," said Barry Lawrence, project manager with the...