<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=45JpsU_0laFfivK00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=45JpsU_0laFfivK00" width="1320" height="743" ></figure>Las Vegas (KSNV) — Wednesday's weather may be one of the last winter storms this season, which means one of the last chances for cloud seeding at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.Initially, the cloud seeding program expected to wrap up the project in March but say they will leave cloud seeding equipment out as late winter storms continue to develop.In cloud seeding, a small machine sends particles into the storm's very cold clouds.Those particles turn into snowflakes, which become rain as they fall in Red Rock.The Desert Research Institute, which runs the cloud seeding program, says they've been able to seed seven times this season."Source region for the atmospheric rivers are often the tropical or subtropical pacific, so that's relatively warm air coming in," said cloud seeding program director Frank McDonough. "But they've been lined up really well with colder air mixing in pretty quickly. And so a lot of the periods of the storms are able to be seeded."They estimate that they've helped produced enough water to support about 20,000 Las Vegas homes for a year.But that water won't make it to our faucets, it'll stay out in Red Rock where, only months ago, the creeks ran dry, and the trees were dying."We should see all of the plants should be have gotten a really nice drink," said McDonough. "To see a decent amount of water coming down all the creeks well into the spring. And I think the park's going to look really good this summer and this spring. So I think it's it should be a nice time to visit out there."They are looking forward to a thorough study of groundwater recharge, snowpack, storm details, and history and expect final results by July.</div></body>

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Red Rock cloud seeding project winds down, celebrates successful season

Las Vegas (KSNV) — Wednesday's weather may be one of the last winter storms this season, which means one of the last chances for cloud seeding at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Initially, the cloud seeding program expected to wrap up the project in March but say...