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Professor Emeritus of Meteorology, Colorado State University

Cloud seeding equipment near Winter Park in Colorado. Denver Water

March 17, 2022

Cloud seeding might not be as promising as drought‑troubled states hope

William R. Cotton, Colorado State University

Several states are experimenting with weather modification to try to generate snow as water supplies shrink. An atmospheric scientist explains the history behind it – and the challenges.

Parts of Lake Elsinore, California, were overrun with muddy floodwater after a storm hit the Holy Fire burn scar in 2018. Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Digital First Media/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin via Getty Images

September 10, 2021

Wildfire burn scars can intensify and even create thunderstorms that lead to catastrophic flooding – here’s how it works

William R. Cotton, Colorado State University

An atmospheric scientist and sailplane pilot describes why large areas of burned land can produce clouds and rainstorms.

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