As conspiracy theories point to cloud seeding as a possible cause of the Texas floods, here’s a look at the science behind the process and why it’s used. What is cloud seeding and how did it start?

Look up into the sky on any given day, and you may see one or two contrails—white lines formed when a hot jet engine meets ...

Writing about Dr. Joanne Simpson’s early work in Nature, Bob Houze said, “Although cloud seeding has never proved feasible, Simpson’s studies led to improved cloud modelling.” ...

“It is impossible for [cloud seeding] to lead to this,” says Armin Sorooshian, professor of chemical and environmental engineering at the University of Arizona of the Texas flash floods ...

Experts confirm that a cloud seeding operation in Carnes County on July 2 could not have caused the devastating Kerr County floods days later. The catastrophic flooding was instead caused by ...

Viral posts promoted false claims that cloud seeding, a form of weather modification, played a role in the devastation. Meteorologists explain it doesn't work that way.

Rainmaker did carry out a cloud seeding mission over the eastern part of south-central Texas on July 2, 2025, Augustus Doricko, the company's CEO, confirmed in a thread shared on X.

A California-based cloud-seeding company called Rainmaker was accused of causing this month’s deadly Texas flood after conducting operations in the area Experts say Rainmaker’s activity could ...

This being the world today, the deadly floods that raced through Texas over the weekend are now the source of a new conspiracy theory, this time about “cloud seeding.” Cloud seeding is a fairly simple ...

Not all agree cloud seeding or geoengineering works. The Center for International Environmental Law, claims that geoengineering is “a false solution to climate change,” and a Rutgers ...

Cloud seeding has become a regular scapegoat for devastating flooding events. After horrific flash floods in central Texas killed at least 120 people over the July 4th weekend, a flurry of social ...

Although cloud seeding periodically occurs in the Texas Hill Country, it’s physically impossible for cloud seeding to cause the recent flood. Flooding storms will flood.