The Rise and Fall of Cloud Seeding in Israel (updated in August 2023)

Once having  proved to the world that cloud seeding works, Israel no longer seeds to add water to the Sea of Galilee, its primary source of fresh water.  This is a scientific story that has taken almost 60 years to play out. Arthur L. Rangno, retiree,  Research Scientist IV, Cloud and Aerosol Research Group, University… Continue reading The Rise and Fall of Cloud Seeding in Israel (updated in August 2023)

A quantitative study of journal citing practices in a conflicted domain: cloud seeding

Arthur L. Rangno[1] Catalina, Arizona 85739 [1]Retiree, Research Scientist IV, Cloud and Aerosol Research Group, University of Washington, Seattle (1976-2006). Co-winner in 2005 with the late Prof. Peter V. Hobbs of a monetary prize adjudicated by the World Meteorological Organization concerning our work in cloud seeding/weather modification. Target journal: Research Integrity and Peer Review (?)… Continue reading A quantitative study of journal citing practices in a conflicted domain: cloud seeding