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Planes can trigger snowfall

Aircraft can seed clouds by flying through them

By Sid Perkins

- More than 2 years ago

Under just the right conditions, aircraft can substantially boost precipitation by seeding clouds as they fly through them, a new study reveals.

HOLE-Y SNOW Hole-punch clouds often form naturally when ice crystals or other particles fall into a cloud layer made of supercooled droplets and trigger precipitation there.