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Utah is a leader in cloud seeding. Is it working?

As drought deepens in the Colorado River Basin, the state’s program could serve as a model for boosting West’s water supplies.

(Rick Bowmer | AP file photo) This June 10, 2019, photo shows the Wasatch Range near Salt Lake City when the state's snowpack was about 150 percent higher than the historical average. Utah's snowpack has been augmented by an extensive cloud seeding program that's received state funds most years since 1973.