A California cloud-seeding company created rain near Homer — and an uproar

By: Max Graham, Anchorage Press

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: September 8, 2026

Words: 1,237

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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This story was originally published by the Anchorage Press.

A California tech company is facing an uproar from local residents and elected officials after launching a drone near the small Alaska fishing town of Homer with a goal fit for a sci-fi novel: to create rain and snow.

The company, Rainmaker Technology Corp., says it produced 19 million gallons of water in the sky near Homer in about three hours Aug. 23 …

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