For years, scientists have experimented with engineering techniques that can safely modify rainfall. But experts say the technology isn't capable of causing extreme, sudden flooding.

All clouds need “seeds” called condensation nuclei or ice nuclei to properly develop. This could be a speck of dust, clay or ...

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

Along a similar vein, conspiracy theories maligning Doppler weather radars as “weather weapons” have heightened in the wake ...

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

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

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

Meteorologists point out that hurricanes and flood-making storms possess extraordinary amounts of energy that humans can't ...

Right on the heels of the terrible flood tragedy in Texas two weekends ago, we find accusations that perhaps there was activity within the state, and within the region that ...

Under the partnership, Atmo will use its deep learning models to help Rainmaker identify clouds that have potential for ...

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

Online rumors are blaming cloud seeding for the deadly Texas floods, even though the science doesn’t support it. Experts say ...