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

Why there’s no scientific basis for blaming the longtime drought-fighting practice for the tragic Central Texas flooding.

In the wake of the historic July 4 flash floods in the Hill Country, several online pundits and others are claiming that the ...

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Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser and an election denier, who pleaded guilty to lying ...

Still, claims of weather-control technology, once confined to relatively fringe circles, have gained some traction in the ...

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MTG suggests cloud seeding could stop LA wildfires months after implying it was used to create hurricanes. ... The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum.

A firefighting helicopter drops water on the Palisades fire near Mandeville Canyon and Encino, California, on January 11, 2025. Inset, Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks in September 2024.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, cloud seeding is a type of weather modification that requires a release of chemicals into the atmosphere. By ...