FACT CHECK #VQDWMP8N

WHAT WE FOUND

While Texas does have active weather modification programs, they are neither secret nor capable of controlling the weather. These programs, primarily focused on cloud seeding to enhance rainfall, are publicly regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation 4. Reports from the Government Accountability Office and state maps show these operations are conducted by state agencies or nonprofits, such as the South Texas Weather Modification Association 911. Scientists and government agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), have repeatedly stated that the technology to create or steer major weather events like hurricanes or floods does not exist 12. Claims of a secret large-scale atmospheric program (SLAP) have been debunked by atmospheric experts who found no chemical evidence of such operations 5. Historically, attempts to manipulate weather in Texas date back to 1891, but results were inconclusive 67. Modern cloud seeding has a limited impact, with research citing only a 0 to 20 percent increase in rainfall rather than total control 12. High-credibility fact-checkers have confirmed that specific events, such as the 2021 Texas freeze, were caused by natural atmospheric masses rather than human manipulation 3.

SOURCES

1. 1 · noaa.govFACT-CHECKER
   Fact check: Debunking weather modification claims | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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2. 2 · factcheck.afp.comFACT-CHECKER
   Texas cloud seeding operation triggers conspiratorial outrage after deadly floods | Fact Check

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3. 3 · reuters.comFACT-CHECKER
   Fact check: Joe Biden did not predict or manipulate the weather that caused the Texas freeze | Reuters

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4. 4 · tdlr.texas.govACADEMIC
   Weather Modification Homepage

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5. 5 · science.feedback.orgACADEMIC
   Myths about weather control and geoengineering: here’s what you should know - Science Feedback

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6. 6 · sciencehistory.orgACADEMIC
   Manufacturing the Weather | Science History Institute

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7. 7 · science.howstuffworks.comACADEMIC
   Can we control the weather? | HowStuffWorks

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8. 8 · en.wikipedia.orgWEB
   Weather modification - Wikipedia

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9. 9 · technologyreview.comWEB
   Why it’s so hard to bust the weather control conspiracy theory | MIT Technology Review

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10. 10 · thebulletin.orgWEB
    The Greene revolution: How politicians benefit from conspiracies about cloud seeding and weather control - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

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11. 11 · newsweek.comWEB
    Map Shows Where Cloud Seeding Takes Place in Texas - Newsweek

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12. 12 · wired.comWEB
    The DOGE Subcommittee Hearing on Weather Modification Was a Nest of Conspiracy Theorizing | WIRED

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