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.

Misinformation is circulating about the recent Hill Country floods, with some questioning if the weather was modified through a process called “cloud seeding.”

Rumors about National Weather Service cuts, cloud seeding, rescues and more spread online following the deadly July 2025 floods in central Texas.

The EPA is trying to fight cloud seeding conspiracy theories. It chose the worst way to do it. Let's start with the facts.

Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser and election denier, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about Russia, told his 2.1 million followers on X that he’d “love to see the response” from the company to the accusations that it was responsible for the inundation.

"Let's put an end to the conspiracy theories and stop blaming others," Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said in a statement.

A Tennessee congresman is backing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's push to ban "weather modification" in the wake of devastating floods in Texas. What to know.

Meteorologists are debunking conspiracy theories blaming cloud seeding for the deadly Central Texas floods over the Fourth of July weekend.