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Archive Home > 2010 > October > 15 > Airport to dissipate fog using unmanned balloon

Airport to dissipate fog using unmanned balloon

Medford facility staff developed seeding process to protect pilots

By Greg Stiles / The Bulletin
October 15, 2010

MEDFORD — The longtime practice of cloud seeding over the Medford airport, which came to an abrupt halt last December because of safety concerns, is set for a return engagement this winter.

Cloud seeding was pioneered in the Rogue Valley during the 1950s with small planes dropping dry ice....

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