Nevada looks for help from cloud seeding amid record low snowpack

By: Jeniffer Solis

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: March 9, 2026

Words: 1,366

Last Updated: 1 day ago

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Monitoring stations across Nevada continue to measure record low snowpack this winter as high temperatures and dry weather hamper snow accumulation, testing one of the state’s only tools to create more.

Since 2023, the Nevada Legislature has provided the Desert Research Institute with an annual budget of $600,000, reviving state support for a long-running cloud seeding program that promises to boost snowfall in the driest state in the union.

The program covers four mountain …

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