In 2018, scientists seeded clouds over China's Muz Taw Glacier to make snow; the brighter surface was followed by 14% to 17% less ice loss in a preliminary experiment

• 10, 2026 shows a view of the Muz Taw Glacier in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Photos: Xinhua net)Researchers in China have tried to make artificial snow over China’s Muz Taw Glacier to slow its melting.
• The experiment conducted in 2018 involved seeding clouds with silver iodide, which helped trigger snowfall over the glacier.