Shawn Ryan Show #217 Augustus Doricko - Did Cloud Seeding Cause the Texas Floods?
What Cloud Seeding Actually Is
- Cloud seeding involves dispersing silver iodide into natural clouds to encourage precipitation within minutes to hours.
- It cannot create storms or drastically increase rainfall beyond natural capacity.
Cloud Seeding Did NOT Cause Texas Floods Here's The Real Truth
Augustus Doricko, CEO of Rainmaker, clarifies that cloud seeding involves dispersing small amounts of silver iodide into natural clouds to encourage precipitation, usually for drought relief.
His company conducted a single 20-minute cloud seeding mission two days before the Texas floods, dispersing just 70 grams of silver iodide into two clouds that dissipated within hours.
He emphasizes that this cannot cause massive flooding since cloud seeding effects are local and short-lived, and the massive storm that caused the floods produced approximately a million times more precipitation than the largest cloud seeding operations ever recorded.
Moreover, the timing, wind direction, and dispersal of materials make any connection to the floods impossible.
Doricko also highlights the importance of transparency, regulation, and scientific scrutiny to build public trust in weather modification activities, while condemning misinformation linking cloud seeding to the disaster.
Aerosols Do Not Fuel Floods
- Aerosols dispersed in seeded clouds precipitate out quickly with the rain, not lingering to affect future weather.
- Winds during seeding blew aerosols away from the later storm area, negating any link to flooding.
