Conspiracy theories tried to “explain” the flooding from Tropical Storm Chantal and other earlier storms. The more outlandish ...

For years, scientists have experimented with engineering techniques that can safely modify rainfall. But experts say the ...

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

Some people online suggested cloud seeding conducted by the company Rainmaker Technology Corporation was to blame for deadly ...

Unfounded rumors linking an extreme weather event to human attempts at weather modification are again spreading on social ...

Cloud seeding boosts rain by just 5–15% in ideal conditions. Experts clarify it can’t cause devastating floods like the ...

In the aftermath of deadly flash floods that swept through Texas Hill Country in July 2025, some people online suggested the ...

Is cloud seeding safe? Jonathan Jennings explains the science behind the technology in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.

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

The remnants of Tropical Storm Barry dropping intense rain on a flood-prone region caused the deadly flood in Texas, meteorologists said. Cloud seeding, the process of introducing particles into a ...

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

Cloud seeding is a concept that was sowed in the 1940s. Vincent J. Schaefer, Bernard Vonnegut and Irving Langmuir were ...