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PREDICT
Rainmaker monitors forecasts to
anticipate good
opportunities for
seeding, at times
using its own
radar systems.
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PREDICT
Rainmaker monitors forecasts to
anticipate good
opportunities for
seeding, at times
using its own
radar systems.
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FLY
Rainmaker's
ice- and wind-
resistant drones
disperse silver
iodide into
clouds with ideal
conditions.
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FLY
Rainmaker's
ice- and wind-
resistant drones
disperse silver
iodide into
clouds with ideal
conditions.
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3
DISPERSE
The silver iodide
particles act as ice-nucleating
sites that promote the
formation of
ice crystals.
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3
DISPERSE
The silver iodide
particles act as ice-nucleating
sites that promote the
formation of
ice crystals.
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PRECIPITATE
When the drop-
lets or crystals
grow heavy
enough, they fall
to the ground
as precipitation.
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PRECIPITATE
When the drop-
lets or crystals
grow heavy
enough, they fall
to the ground
as precipitation.
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PATTERN
Rainmaker
drones fly routes
with distinctive
patterns to
help identify the
precipitatioin
they generate.
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5
PATTERN
Rainmaker
drones fly routes
with distinctive
patterns to
help identify the
precipitatioin
they generate.
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REPORT
After each
operation,
the company
produces
a report
on its effect.
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6
REPORT
After each
operation,
the company
produces
a report
on its effect.
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WEATHER AS A SERVICE
How Rainmaker’s cloud-seeding operations work
Illustration by matt carlson