Stuff They Don't Want You To Know Save The World and Screw The Sun: Weather Modification, 2025
Dec 17, 2025
The discussion on weather modification raises eyebrows as hosts explore its growing relevance amid climate anxiety. They break down cloud seeding basics and the limitations of predicting outcomes. Contrails are debunked against chemtrail myths, while the ethical implications of weaponized weather, like Operation Popeye, surface. Solar geoengineering and stratospheric aerosol injection emerge as controversial topics with potential risks. The team debates viable alternatives, stressing the need for emissions reduction alongside caution in new interventions.
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From Small Tricks To Global Geoengineering
- Weather modification research moves from parlor tricks to large-scale geoengineering as climate risk grows.
- Scientists and governments are seriously considering high-stakes interventions to stabilize climate trends.
Olympics Cloud Seeding Example
- China used cloud seeding during the 2008 Olympics to influence where precipitation fell.
- The hosts cite this as an early, visible example of nation-scale weather modification in action.
Cloud Seeding Redistributes Moisture
- Cloud seeding only redistributes existing moisture; it does not create new water.
- This redistribution can produce unpredictable downstream effects that current models cannot fully predict.