During cloud seeding, dry ice is much easier to handle than silver iodide, because it can be supplied to the cloud from burners located either on the ground or on the wing of a small aircraft.

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Dry ice (solid CO2) is typically dropped directly into clouds from aircraft, whereas silver iodide can be dispersed into clouds from both ground-based generators and aircraft, making silver iodide more versatile in terms of deployment methods, not easier to handle.

During Cloud Seeding, Dry Ice Is Much Easier to Handle