Experts say outlandish claims of weather manipulation are hindering disaster preparedness and emergency response.

Viral posts promoted false claims that cloud seeding, a form of weather modification, played a role in the devastation.

Cloud-seeding was blamed for a devastating flash flood in South Dakota in 1972, though a scientific review determined the ...

posts flourished attempting to link a common practice called “cloud seeding” in a nearby county with the devastating floods. Florida’s Attorney General James Uthmeier jumped in to amplify the ...

Conspiracy theories about weather modification programs are surging online amid a torrent of misinformation following tragic ...

In the aftermath of the Texas Hill Country flooding, as well as floods in New Mexico and North Carolina, misinformation about cloud speeding is surging.

"Let's put an end to the conspiracy theories and stop blaming others," Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said in a ...

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller dismissed conspiracy theories linking his agency to cloud seeding, saying it hasn't ...

Misinformation is circulating about the recent Hill Country floods, with some questioning if the weather was modified through ...

Experts debunk viral claims, citing natural weather patterns and tropical storm remnants as the cause of Texas’ catastrophic ...

More and more voices, including politicians, say that cloud seeding — or man-made ways of increasing precipitation — caused the deadly floods in Texas. Experts say this is damaging public trust.

All clouds need “seeds” called condensation nuclei or ice nuclei to properly develop. This could be a speck of dust, clay or pollen in the atmosphere. There are several temperature, moisture and air ...