Rafting the Colorado River in search of what we’d lose if it ran dry
Read MoreKVVU Fox 5 Las Vegas: Cloud seeding helps extract more water from rounds of winter storms in Southern Nevada
By Kim Passoth LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – The tremendous rainfall this winter has had an impact on Nevada’s drought. This time two years ago, Southern Nevada was in an exceptional drought, the worst possible category. Now, all of Clark County is either in a severe or moderate drought marking a significant improvement. Up at Lee…
Read MoreAssociated Press: Feds spend $2.4 million on cloud seeding for Colorado River
The Southern Nevada Water Authority on Thursday voted to accept a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to fund cloud seeding in other Western states whose rivers feed the parched desert region.
Read MoreLondon Review of Books: The Rainmakers of the American Southwest
I learned of the cloud seeders in Red Rock Canyon from a friend’s husband. It was late autumn in Beatty, Nevada, a windswept town two hours north of Las Vegas, and we’d just returned from a hike in Death Valley. ‘Have you heard of these people trying to manufacture clouds in Red Rock?’ he asked me.
Read MoreThe New York Times: 7 States, 1 River and an Agonizing Choice
In the United States, 40 million people in seven states depend on water provided by the Colorado River. After 20 years of drought, the situation is dire and the river is at risk of becoming a “deadpool,” a condition in which there is not enough water to pass through the dams.
Read MoreElko Daily Free Press: Elko County to give money for cloud seeding
ELKO – Elko County Commissioners have agreed to contribute to the Ruby Mountain Cloud Seeding Project that last year produced roughly 19,712 acre-feet of additional snow water equivalent in the Ruby Mountains, but they acknowledged that current snowpack is above normal. Chairman Rex Steninger said the project is a “great program,” and he supported funding…
Read MoreKSNV News 3: Scientist: Cloud seeding at Red Rock Canyon successfully increasing rainfall
Las Vegas (KSNV) — The steady winter storms this season are especially good news at Red Rock Canyon, where a project is turning the rain into more rain. Scientists say they’ve successfully increased rain in Red Rock Canyon this season by cloud seeding. A machine sends particles into very cold clouds, and water freezes on…
Read MoreKLAS CBS 8 News Now: Visits to Red Rock Canyon become growing Thanksgiving tradition
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Taking a hike at Red Rock Canyon before taking in a Thanksgiving meal has become a growing holiday tradition that over a thousand people took advantage of this year.
Read MoreNEWSY: Cloud Seeding May Help Sustain Ecosystem in Nevada’s Red Rock Canyon
Scientists are trying to create snow in the mountains to save the plants and animals in the dried-out canyon. The stakes are high, not just at the tables on the Las Vegas Strip, but just a short drive away at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
Read MoreCasino.org: Las Vegas’ Bone-Dry Red Rock May Use Seeding Clouds as Water Source
Seeking seed money for your Las Vegas project doesn’t usually go like this. An environmental organization called Save Red Rock is asking for $150,000 in public donations to make it rain and snow in Las Vegas’ Red Rock Canyon by seeding the clouds above it.
Read MoreLas Vegas Weekly: Save Red Rock Raises Money For a Cloud Seeding Project Amid the Prolonged Drought
Shooting dust into clouds to make them produce more rain or snow … does it sound like something from a science fiction movie?
Read MoreKolo News Now: Nevada state parks will be “fee-free” next Saturday
CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) – State parks in Nevada will be going “fee-free” Sept. 24 in honor of Nevada Public Lands Day.
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