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Experts Reject Cloud Seeding Link to Central Texas Floods

TEXAS, JUL 11 – Experts and Texas officials reject claims that Rainmaker's cloud seeding caused the floods, noting the storm produced trillions of gallons of rain, far exceeding seeding effects.

  • Experts, including Edward Gryspeerdt and Travis Herzog, have stated that cloud seeding can only enhance existing rainfall, not create significant storms.
  • Scientific consensus, supported by Augustus Doricko, states that cloud seeding operations before the floods were not responsible for the disaster.
  • Matthew Cappucci, senior meteorologist at MyRadar, emphasized, "You don’t spontaneously make 4 trillion gallons of water appear in Texas."
  • Katja Friedrich, an atmospheric scientist, asserted that despite online rumors, "cloud seeding had nothing to do" with the floods.
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Texas floodwaters can increase health risks that could last for months: Experts

Photo by Eric Vryn/Getty Images (Texas) — Central Texas is continuing to recover from one of the deadliest floods in the state’s history, which killed more than 120 people, many of whom were children. While there is an economic toll from floods due to the damage it causes to property, commerce and transportation, there is a risk to public health as well. Although rainwater is not harmful, flooding increases the risk of injury, illness and death.…

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