There are rumors that the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene was deliberately created by the Biden administration to incapacitate red areas of the country and thereby interfere with early voting. [emphasis, links added]
What is the difference between conspiracy theories and facts? As the saying goes, about six months.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posted on “Yes, they can control the weather.” She included a video clip of John Brennan, President Barack Obama's CIA director, discussing the matter.
Yes, they can control the weather.
Obama's CIA director John Brennan is talking about it.
Anyone who says otherwise or makes fun of this is lying to you.
BTW, people know this and hate all of you who try to cover it up. pic.twitter.com/V0l0yts3dw
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) October 6, 2024
Brennan said “geoengineering” could “change weather patterns” and “may help reverse the impact of climate change on global warming.”
He said that “Stratospheric Atmospheric Injection” (SAI) injects particulate matter into the atmosphere. “Can help reflect the sun's heat.”
He compared it to how volcanic eruptions change the weather. Volcanic eruptions cause sunspots, which cause the Earth's temperature to rise. Brennan said the technology could be used to lower Earth's temperature.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website explains how these changes alter the weather. It states:
“Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) refers to intentional large-scale actions designed to reduce the global average surface temperature by increasing the reflection of sunlight from the Earth. … Some regions may experience a cooler climate compared to a climate without SRM or wetter conditions, while other areas may experience warmer or drier conditions.
The note links to an article on the NOAA website, “70th Anniversary of the First Hurricane Seeding Experiment.”
It describes how “an Air Force B-17 plane penetrated a hurricane 415 miles (667 kilometers) east of Jacksonville and dumped several pounds of crushed dry ice into the storm, just to see what would happen.”
The article stated that the predecessor was the “Cirrus Project” the previous year, when GE laboratories conducted “experiments on Air Force aircraft.” Clouds and fog will be 'seeded' with dry ice to see what happens.
When the experiment turned to hurricanes, Scientists successfully diverted a hurricane named King that was rising off the southeastern coast of the United States However, The hurricane moved in the opposite direction, causing an uproar and killing one person.
“Public angry at scientists for causing storm to veer towards Georgia and threatening lawsuits,” the article stated.
Dr. Irving Langmuir, GE's “laboratory chief,” said he “99% sure” the storm changed course due to seeding.
The director of the U.S. Weather Service downplayed the link, but the article said public enthusiasm for “weather modification” has waned.
Experiments did not resume until 1962 with Project Tempest, a joint project between the U.S. Weather Bureau and the Department of Defense that aimed to weaken tropical cyclones by flying aircraft into them and spreading silver iodide.
NOAA states on its website Project Storm attempted to transform four hurricanes on eight different days. “On four of the days, winds decreased by 10% and 30%,” NOAA said. “The lack of response on the other days was explained as the result of seed execution errors or poor subject selection.”
The program ended in 1983, NOAA observed “The positive results extrapolated from seeding experiments in the 1960s stem from an inability to distinguish the expected results of human intervention from the natural behavior of hurricanes.”
The media often touts an aspect of the program that some scientists have reported: There is little hope that artificial rainfall will succeed because hurricanes contain too much natural ice and too little supercooled water.
Despite some skepticism, NOAA published FAQs in 2018 that discuss some ways to control tropical cyclones. Although mostly dismissive, it lays out how various methods can lead to success.
NOAA has a page on its website about weather modification projects. It states that it does not conduct any proceedings but will review proceedings for other proceedings that are required to be recorded by federal law. It states, “Raincasting is considered a weather modification activity.”
A third community note lists a long list of weather-altering patents. Topics include generating or suppressing rain, fog, wind and snow; smog generated by moving aircraft; controlling tropical cyclones; altering sunlight scattering; disrupting tornadoes; reducing gases in the atmosphere; and directing large air masses to alter climate, producing “high potential discharges” , suppressing wakes and producing cumulus clouds.
one is named “Methods to influence the direction of hurricane travel.”
This list is updated through 2023.
The North American Weather Modification Committee promotes weather modification. months ago, It has partnered with several state agencies to release cloud seeding videos.
They discussed weather modification activities across the United States, One of the videos successfully suppressed hail and converted fog into precipitation.
There is a Journal of Weather Modification. The latest issue involves modifying clouds, fog and rain.
Texas Has an FAQ Proudly Touting Successes of Weather Modification Effortsespecially in terms of affecting rainfall and hail.
Wyoming's website lists cloud seeding locations around the world.
Although the government generally claims that it has not had much success in affecting hurricanes, Why not let people make their own decisions based on the facts instead of issuing far left “fact checks” Carefully selecting information sources to arrive at predetermined results in advance?
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