{"id":6070,"date":"2024-09-04T13:10:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T13:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/?page_id=6070"},"modified":"2026-11-07T10:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T10:01:12","slug":"hail-risk-mitigation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/en\/storm-risk-management-products\/cloud-seeding-tools\/hail-risk-mitigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud seeding for hail risk mitigation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6070\" class=\"elementor elementor-6070\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0de6e19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0de6e19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ffea67 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ffea67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f6812 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53f6812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vineyard-428041_1280.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10902\" alt=\"Vineyard rows at sunset in a wine-growing region\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vineyard-428041_1280.webp 1024w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vineyard-428041_1280-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vineyard-428041_1280-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32889b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32889b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hail risk mitigation by SELERYS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-224f814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"224f814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#contact_form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">contact us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3fdee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d3fdee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f4df6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78f4df6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5437872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5437872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hail risk mitigation with cloud seeding balloons and drones<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb64032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb64032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>SELERYS<\/strong>&#8217;s hail risk mitigation program seeds a forming storm cell with silver iodide (AgI) or hygroscopic salt to alter hailstone formation before the hail reaches the ground and causes damage.<\/p><p>LAICO cloud seeding balloons and drones deliver the agent directly into the cloud, guided by CIRRUS software from launch to ignition.<\/p><p>A validated cloud seeding program in a premium wine-growing region in southwestern France cut hail risk by 87%, delivered 7x fewer hail impacts, and fully eliminated hailstones larger than 2.5cm, with an operational success rate above 90%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6245d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c6245d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hail risk mitigation at a glance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-531beff elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"531beff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 80s-80-35.888-80-80 35.888-80 80-80 80 35.888 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Use cases: protects vineyards, orchards, fields, and property<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 80s-80-35.888-80-80 35.888-80 80-80 80 35.888 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Efficiency: clouds are seeded directly, which saves active compound<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 80s-80-35.888-80-80 35.888-80 80-80 80 35.888 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Speed: our LAICO SOBLI cloud seeding balloons launch in under 5 minutes and reach the storm cell within the 10-minute treatable window<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 80s-80-35.888-80-80 35.888-80 80-80 80 35.888 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Coverage: balloons operate around the clock and don't require per-flight authorization, while LAICO drones extend reach beyond a fixed launch station<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-121c57a e-con-full sel-section e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"121c57a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:11021,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/selerys.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Background_Clouds_01.webp&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da87e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3da87e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fc421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14fc421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How SELERYS suppresses hail<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554c4f2 e-con-full sel-row e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"554c4f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9856703 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9856703\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c79c1c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c79c1c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hail forms when supercooled water freezes onto a particle inside a cloud and keeps growing as convection carries it through the storm. <strong>SELERYS<\/strong> seeds the cloud with silver iodide or hygroscopic salt while the cell is still forming, splitting the available moisture across many small crystals that cause less damage than large hailstones.<\/p><p>A balloon releases the agent directly inside the target cloud and guarantees a 100% transfer rate, which no below-cloud method can offer. It launches fast enough to catch the short window when a convective storm cell can be seeded.<\/p><h3 style=\"color: #013593;\">Cloud seeding mechanism for hail reduction<\/h3><ul><li>Ice-crystal splitting: silver iodide multiplies ice-forming particles, spreading a cloud&#8217;s moisture across many small crystals instead of a few large hailstones<\/li><li>Early rainout: hygroscopic salt lower in the cloud grows droplets heavy enough to fall as rain before reaching the hail-forming layer<\/li><li>Material efficiency: in-cloud seeding needs about 25% of the material a below-cloud method requires<\/li><li>Reaction window: fast enough to reach the storm cell within the roughly 10-minute treatable window<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f33c0b0 e-con-full sel-img e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f33c0b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f12620b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f12620b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0-4-1.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-bob attachment-full size-full wp-image-7985\" alt=\"Open launch case with a seeding cartridge next to a packaged weather balloon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0-4-1.webp 650w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0-4-1-240x300.webp 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb3350 e-con-full sel-section e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ccb3350\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:11021,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/selerys.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Background_Clouds_01.webp&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb8854 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bb8854\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db968c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9db968c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Field results<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c422e30 e-con-full sel-row e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c422e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef4896 e-con-full sel-img e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aef4896\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a03903 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a03903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sobli-balloon-vineyard-mountain.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-bob attachment-full size-full wp-image-10908\" alt=\"LAICO cloud seeding balloon by SELERYS rising over a vineyard at the foot of a mountain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sobli-balloon-vineyard-mountain.webp 800w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sobli-balloon-vineyard-mountain-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sobli-balloon-vineyard-mountain-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374a831 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"374a831\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e307e32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e307e32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>SELERYS<\/strong> has been running a successful multi-season hail mitigation program in a premium wine-growing region in southwestern France, where treated vineyards saw 87% less hail risk and 7x fewer impacts than the untreated control zone, with zero hailstones over 2.5cm.<\/p><p>Beyond vineyards and agricultural estates, hail suppression also means fewer insurance claims for buildings, vehicles, and other exposed property.<\/p><h3 style=\"color: #013593;\">Field results at a glance<\/h3><ul><li>Frequency: hail risk cut 87%, with 7x fewer hail impacts than the untreated control zone<\/li><li>Severity: 100% of hailstones larger than 2.5cm eliminated<\/li><li>Reliability: over 90% success rate, reaching 95% for large hailstorms when balloons launch ahead of the storm<\/li><li>External validation: independent hail-program evaluations elsewhere report insurance-claim reductions of 27% to 58%, consistent with <strong>SELERYS<\/strong>&#8217;s own results<\/li><li>Clients: <strong>SELERYS<\/strong> protects vineyard and estate names including P\u00e9trus, Ang\u00e9lus, Figeac, Chapoutier, and Bernard Magrez, as well as complete regions for institutional customers<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6f5f6 e-con-full sel-section e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a6f5f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:11021,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/selerys.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Background_Clouds_01.webp&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07c1e8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07c1e8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02184d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02184d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Balloon or drone for hail risk mitigation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032e3ed e-con-full sel-row e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"032e3ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49da59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c49da59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0e2952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0e2952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Balloons launch from the same fixed, permanent station, ready to seed the same vineyard or agricultural property season after season without the need for an operator or clearance. Drones can be called in to strengthen some cloud seeding operations.<\/p><p>Under civil aviation rules, manned aircraft can seed only one storm cell at a time. By contrast, <strong>SELERYS<\/strong> can launch balloons from multiple stations simultaneously, and so can a squad of drones.<\/p><h3 style=\"color: #013593;\">LAICO SOBLI balloon vs. drone<\/h3><ul><li>Balloon: the same launch station can be used for years<\/li><li>Drone: can strengthen balloon cloud seeding operations<\/li><li>Balloon network: coordinated launches across many stations at once, something a manned aircraft can&#8217;t do under civil aviation rules<\/li><li>Both platforms: feed the same CIRRUS dashboard in real time, alongside SKYDETECT and EVEARLYS storm data<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b53f39 e-con-full sel-img e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b53f39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b37872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b37872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/laico-drone-flying-meadow.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-bob attachment-full size-full wp-image-8072\" alt=\"LAICO smart drone by SELERYS hovering over open grassland during a cloud seeding flight\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/laico-drone-flying-meadow.webp 700w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/laico-drone-flying-meadow-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/selerys.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/laico-drone-flying-meadow-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c855abb e-con-full sel-section e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c855abb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:11027,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/selerys.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Background_Clouds_01b.webp&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a3479f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a3479f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb41822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb41822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How SELERYS compares to traditional hail suppression methods<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d62cc86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d62cc86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>SELERYS<\/strong> proposes more efficient cloud seeding methods for hail reduction than traditional ground-based generators and anti-hail rockets. Seeding directly inside the cloud with a guided balloon needs about 18 times less agent than a ground-based generator, and 2 to 4 times less than a regular anti-hail rocket, to produce the same effect. Unlike manned aircraft for cloud seeding, our LAICO SOBLI balloon network doesn&#8217;t require a pilot, is ready to fly within 5 minutes, and can address multiple storm cells at once.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d20646 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0d20646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Hail page comparison table: same .selerys-comparison-table CSS as the other pages, 3 columns, mobile before-labels set to this table's own column headers. -->\n<style>\n.selerys-comparison-table-wrapper {\n  margin: 30px 0;\n  font-family: \"Roboto\", sans-serif;\n}\n.selerys-comparison-table {\n  width: 100%;\n  border-collapse: collapse;\n  font-size: 16px;\n  line-height: 26.4px;\n  color: #222222;\n  background-color: #ffffff;\n  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(1, 53, 147, 0.06);\n  border-radius: 4px;\n  overflow: hidden;\n}\n.selerys-comparison-table th,\n.selerys-comparison-table td {\n  padding: 18px 22px;\n  text-align: left;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\n}\n.selerys-comparison-table th {\n  background-color: #013593;\n  color: #ffffff;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  font-size: 14px;\n  letter-spacing: 0.5px;\n}\n.selerys-comparison-table tbody tr:nth-child(even) {\n  background-color: #f8f9fc;\n}\n.selerys-comparison-table tbody tr:hover {\n  background-color: #f1f4f9;\n}\n.selerys-comparison-table td:first-child {\n  font-weight: 600;\n  color: #013593;\n}\n\/* MOBILE RESPONSIVE TRANSFORMATION (Stacked Cards Layout) *\/\n@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {\n  .selerys-comparison-table,\n  .selerys-comparison-table tbody,\n  .selerys-comparison-table tr,\n  .selerys-comparison-table th,\n  .selerys-comparison-table td {\n    display: block;\n    width: 100%;\n  }\n  .selerys-comparison-table thead {\n    display: none;\n  }\n  .selerys-comparison-table tr {\n    margin-bottom: 20px;\n    background-color: #ffffff;\n    border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\n    border-radius: 6px;\n    box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);\n    overflow: hidden;\n  }\n  .selerys-comparison-table td {\n    padding: 12px 16px;\n    text-align: right;\n    position: relative;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;\n  }\n  .selerys-comparison-table td:last-child {\n    border-bottom: none;\n  }\n  .selerys-comparison-table td:first-child {\n    background-color: #013593;\n    color: #ffffff;\n    text-align: left;\n    font-size: 15px;\n    font-weight: 700;\n    padding: 14px 16px;\n  }\n  .selerys-comparison-table td:nth-child(2):before {\n    content: \"Reaction time: \";\n    float: left;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    color: #4a5568;\n  }\n  .selerys-comparison-table td:nth-child(3):before {\n    content: \"Key limitation: \";\n    float: left;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    color: #4a5568;\n  }\n  .selerys-comparison-table td {\n    font-size: 15px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"selerys-comparison-table-wrapper\">\n  <table class=\"selerys-comparison-table\">\n    <thead>\n      <tr><th>Method<\/th><th>Reaction Time<\/th><th>Key Limitation<\/th><\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><td>Ground-based generator<\/td><td>Minutes, low delivery height<\/td><td>Releases from the ground, needs about 18 times more material than a guided balloon<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Traditional anti-hail rocket<\/td><td>Minutes<\/td><td>Needs 2 to 4 times more material than a guided balloon, one launcher per shot<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Manned aircraft<\/td><td>Tens of minutes to hours<\/td><td>One storm cell at a time under civil aviation rules, grounded by darkness and weather<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>LAICO Smart Drone<\/td><td>Under 15 minutes<\/td><td>Needs a licensed operator and flight clearance before every mission<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>LAICO Smart Balloon<\/td><td>Under 5 minutes<\/td><td>No operator or per-flight authorization needed; works around the clock<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-263cc3b e-con-full sel-section e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"263cc3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:11027,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/selerys.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Background_Clouds_01b.webp&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22dfbe2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22dfbe2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-193e60a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"193e60a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions&nbsp;<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7149047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"7149047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1181\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1181\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is hail risk mitigation, and how does it work?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1181\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1181\"><p>Hail risk mitigation, also called hail suppression, as proposed by <strong>SELERYS<\/strong>, consists of seeding a storm cloud with silver iodide (AgI) or hygroscopic salt before it can produce damaging hail. Silver iodide splits a cloud&#8217;s supercooled water into many small ice crystals that cause much less damage than large hailstones. Hygroscopic salt grows droplets heavy enough to fall as rain before they reach the hail-forming layer. Both methods reduce hailstone kinetic energy, the measure most commonly used worldwide to gauge crop and infrastructure damage. <strong>SELERYS<\/strong> delivers the agent with LAICO SOBLI balloons or smart drones, guided by CIRRUS software directly into the cloud.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1182\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1182\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does cloud seeding measurably reduce hail damage?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1182\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1182\"><p>Yes. In a validated, multi-season program in a premium wine-growing region in southwestern France, hail risk fell 87%, hail impacts fell 7x, and hailstones larger than 2.5cm were eliminated. Independent evaluations reached similar conclusions: <a href=\"https:\/\/elga.gr\/en\/greek-national-hail-suppression-program\/\">Greece&#8217;s national hail suppression program<\/a> cut insurance compensation by 58%, and a separate evaluation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swc.nd.gov\/info_edu\/reports_and_publications\/archived_atmospheric_resources\/pdfs\/2019_economic_impacts_of_cloud_seeding_on_agricultural_crops_in_north_dakota_summary.pdf\">North Dakota<\/a> found that insurance indemnities fell 45%.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1183\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1183\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is SELERYS a hail suppression service provider in Europe and beyond?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1183\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1183\"><p>Yes. <strong>SELERYS<\/strong> designs, installs, and operates complete hail suppression networks for vineyards, agricultural estates, and institutional clients across Europe, as well as in Morocco, Chile, and Asian countries. Our anti-hail systems include balloon launch stations, drones, SKYDETECT storm radars, and the CIRRUS software that orchestrates the missions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1184\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1184\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Cloud seeding balloon or drone: which is better for hail mitigation?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1184\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1184\"><p>A balloon suits a fixed site that needs protection from hail every season, because it can launch in less than 5 minutes and doesn&#8217;t require an operator. A drone squad can be useful for strengthening operations, though drones need a licensed operator and flight clearance first.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1185\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1185\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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