California startup Rainmaker using drones for cloud seeding
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THERE IT IS
Mainstream media finally reporting our skies are being sprayed to cloud seed and change the weather
New cloud seeding drones are also being introduced into America
We need a nationwide ban over populated areas before this expands
“Well, much of the country is plagued by drought, and while cloud seeding with silver iodide powder like this is nothing new, it's been around for decades
Doing it by drone, that could be a huge game changer. Leading the charge on this front is Rainmaker, a startup company here in Southern California that's already adding a bit to overall precipitation levels in California, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah.
CEO Augustus Derico, especially proud of ongoing efforts to save the Great Salt Lake, which is currently just half of what it was back in the 1980s. Working with state governments in Utah and Idaho, Rainmaker has had its drones seeding clouds to enhance snowpack and runoff into Salt Lake
— Drought is hardly limited to the West. In fact, much of the Southeast is currently plagued with conditions categorized as extreme or exceptional
— But cloud seeding is controversial and actually banned in Florida, Tennessee, and Louisiana. Rainmaker argues there's been human intervention throughout history in handling water resources.
Now, cloud seeding with drones also offers new hope with firefighting, and more moisture in the ground overall would also help with fire prevention”
It’s actually been around much longer has been practiced for over 80 years and is actively used in multiple states.

Cloud seeding began with experiments in the 1940s. As of 2024–2025, at least nine states have active programs: California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming
Silver Iodide
Dry Ice (Solid Carbon Dioxide)
Sodium Chloride (Table Salt)
Calcium Chloride
Potassium Iodide
Liquid Propane
And a few more chemicals are used in cloud seeding
We don’t want to be breathing this stuff in. Ban it over populated areas. Don’t forget the chemicals come down as rain and get absorbed by our crops