# Taiwan Cloud Seeding Program

**URL:** <https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-cloud-seeding-program/259231>\
**Category:** Science & Nature\
**Created:** [August 24, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-cloud-seeding-program/259231 "2026-08-24T22:01:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bree](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/bree/32/270345_2.png) [@Bree](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Bree)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-cloud-seeding-program/259231/1 "2026-08-24T22:01:38Z")

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Looks like tw has 22 different weather manipulation sites. I just learned of this. Did anyone know or have seen it in action?

Thoughts? It’s old tech, right? Does it really help the reservoirs? Why have I never heard of it here?

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**Author:** ![CTaitung](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/ctaitung/32/100105_2.png) [@CTaitung](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/CTaitung)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-cloud-seeding-program/259231/2 "2026-08-24T22:42:14Z")

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Feels like it’s been activated in overdrive the past week or two.

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**Author:** ![qwert\_zuiop](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/qwert_zuiop/32/87708_2.png) [@qwert\_zuiop](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/qwert_zuiop)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-cloud-seeding-program/259231/3 "2026-08-25T02:53:32Z")

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> [@Bree](#):
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> I just learned of this. Did anyone know or have seen it in action?

I remember reading about this in the news:

> **[Taiwan uses cloud seeding to fight drought - Focus Taiwan](https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202303250014)**
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> As an incoming weather front swooped in, bringing showers throughout Taiwan on Saturday, the country's authorities used devices to seed clouds over reservoirs in Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli counties, hoping that the operation will bring more rain and...

[https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5118195](https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5118195)

> The WRA Northern District Branch office took advantage of favorable weather conditions to undertake the fourth artificial cloud seeding of the year. It hoped to increase the likely amount of rainfall by 10%.

[https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/4205989](https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/4205989)

> The WRA took advantage of showers on Tuesday afternoon to launch cloud seeding at three local reservoirs, hoping to increase rains in the watershed

There’s even a YouTube video:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sRre75-6H-s/maxresdefault.jpg "Taiwan Tries Cloud Seeding to Fight Drought | TaiwanPlus") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRre75-6H-s)

From my understanding, the practical effects of cloud seeding are often rather small, though…