I hate this topic but here we go again........  The Trump Administration is not  spraying chemicals into the atmosphere to control the weather. The explanation is below. If you actually watch the video, Mr. Zeldin is saying the opposite of what the tweet contends. The U.S. government is not spraying "dangerous chemicals including sulfur dioxide" into the sky to control the weather. In fact, he is saying the opposite -- the Trump EPA is trying to stop it!   The same is true at the new EPA websites he announced . The EPA says they are trying to stop  individuals and groups from attempting to geoengineer the atmosphere -- a dangerous activity.  The State of Florida and Governor Ron DeSantis has enacted into law a complete ban on geoengineering with strong criminal penalties. However, there have been no reports of lawbreakers since the law was enacted. I don't write on this topic every time I hear from these folks. But, I want to assure my readers I am completely ...

The chemtrail/HAARP/nanoparticle/et cetera "weather control" crowd has had a festive week with many  publications writing about this topic. So, let me make a few comments in the -- probably futile -- hope of providing some explanations about what people are seeing and cooling the controversy.  The photo below shows three jet condensation trails ("contrails") crossing over a location. The contrails are mostly ice and tiny bits of jet fuel that was not completely burned. Why do they cross? Most of the time, airliners fly jetliners fly "air routes." These are set "highways" in the sky (yes, there are maps that show them) that intersect over navigation devices known as VORTACS. That's why you see contrails crossing. Sample air route chart. The three edged symbols are the VORTACS. There was a comment to an article on this topic from a man born in 1963 who said,  "there weren't this many contrails when I was a kid."  Correct! The firs...

Who did this? How? Of course, since it is impossible those questions aren't even posed, let alone answered. One of hundreds of similar tweets in my feed Oh my, Hurricane Melissa has brought the eccentrics out. Please let me state the following: No hurricane has ever been caused by climate change. Period.  Melissa will not suddenly strengthen and be "steered" into Florida by the United Nations' "Smart City" program.  "We did this" [humans caused Melissa] was stated by dozens of people. Evidently, that is an Official Big Climate Talking Point™. No, we didn't. Humans don't/can't cause hurricanes! We wouldn't even know how. HAARP did not cause Melissa. HAARP does not influence weather.  No hurricane has ever been "manmade." Trump did not steer Melissa into Jamaica to "get hold of its rare earth minerals." Does Jamaica even have rare earth minerals? Yes, there are patents for "weather control," including on...

The types of rain situations conducive to increases via weather modification are relatively infrequent in Florida (more common in mountainous regions). I believe the primary target of the state's regulation is so-called "geo-engineering" which is attempts to fight global warming on a long-term basis (weather modification intends to achieve immediate results).  We don't know enough about the atmosphere to safely attempt to put gunk into the atmosphere to try to stop global warming. The risk of major unintended consequences is just too great. 

As of Friday, 2:40pm, the number of confirmed dead is 121 with 170 missing. A horrible tragedy. --- original text, 8:45pm Tuesday --- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, in the past half-hour, has released the actual number of missing: "At least 160!" Terrifying.  [original text below] I've received a deluge of comments from multiple sources, so I wish to answer those comments here. My report on the meteorology behind the flood is here .  National Disaster Review Board   You will find more information about the proposed National Disaster Review Board (NDRB) and how it will function here and here .    The State of Texas has suffered nearly 1,200 flood deaths – most in the Hill Country – during the past 55 years. That number is staggering. This past autumn, we lost 249 souls because of Hurricane Helene. In 2011, 161 were killed because of a single tornado in Joplin, MO. National Weather Service tornado warnings are much  less  accurate than 15 years ago. These, and...

You might have seen the latest claims that China is handing out degrees in "weather engineering" and that they have vast weather control capabilities.  I can't find any independent confirmation that China is handing out weather engineering degrees but I can say they do not have the vast weather modification abilities ("changing the land from desert to green") claimed.  Per the American Meteorological Society , here's what can -- given the right atmospheric conditions -- be done: One tool available for mitigating some of these weather impacts is planned weather modification through cloud seeding. In its most common form, specially formulated aerosols or very cold materials are dispersed in targeted locations within clouds to achieve precipitation enhancement, hail damage mitigation, fog clearing, and other intentional effects. In the above context, "aerosols" are tiny particles such as silver iodide crystals. And, while we have had some success in ...

I'm sure many of you know Sharyl Attkisson from her national Sunday morning news show,  Full Measure News .  She invited me on her podcast last week and it is now posted. We discuss the tragic Hurricane Helene disaster, my proposed National Disaster Review Board, and other interesting topics. I hope you will listen! Note: the bad link to the podcast has been fixed. 

Evidently, I didn't get through the first time.  There is no sinister organization creating and steering hurricanes!!! Not the U.S. government, not the Russians, not the Chinese and not HAARP.  I feel stupid having to interrupt the critical hurricane coverage to say this but it is time for all of this to stop. It can't be done! Capisce !?

There is later information. Please go here to view it.  -- 1:40pm Posting -- Based on new data from the Hurricane Hunters, it appears winds are 175 mph and it looks like the central pressure has dropped to about 912 millibars.  The Hurricane Center says its winds are 175 mph. They are at least that. The "vortex message," a route message from the Hurricane Hunters, has winds even stronger.  You will find information on current  evacuation orders here .  Note: the hurricane may weaken due to its interaction with the Yucatan Penninsula on its way east then northeast. It is not  expected to be as strong as it is when it strikes Florida. However, like Katrina, the storm surge Milton is now creating will be devastating.  -- 12:55pm posting -- I agree with Dr. Cowan's interpretation of the newest Hurricane Hunter data. -Wind gusts are to 175 mph, pressure 925 millibars- 11:46am EDT satellite image. The pressure has dropped an amazing 22 mb in 4 hours do...

I am getting many inquiries about weather modification -- from email to Twitter  (as with the item below)  and I'd like to clear the air a bit. Please read my qualifications at the bottom.  Snow Increases There is one area in which weather modification in which mild success is documented.  In mountainous areas during winter, silver iodide generators can put that (not harmful) chemical into low-lying clouds and increase the amount of snow 5 to 15% over what would have fallen anyway. The qualification is because if nothing would have fallen anyway, weather modification cannot do any good. The illustration above is incorrect in that the mountains need to be in the clouds or almost in them.  Hail Suppression In the summer, especially in the High Plains of the U.S., and in other parts of the world, there have been efforts to suppress hail to limit crop damage with the added benefit of limiting damage to buildings, et cetera.  For hail suppression, aircraft ...

The Capital Weather Gang is absolutely correct.  And, you'll notice it is always, "they." No seems to know, even the people saying we know who to control the weather, who "they" is/are.  There is one small exception: the science is pretty good that in mountain areas (only) ground-based silver iodide generators can increase snowfall 5-15% over what would have fallen anyway.  That means that if zero was going to fall, silver iodide won't make any difference.  Capisce!

Don't these people ever watch James Bond movies? Don't they ever watch a disaster movie that begins with a warning from a scientist not  to do something? Seriously: we don't know how to control the weather and I guarantee there will be serious, negative, unintended consequences if this is done. Decreasing earth's temperature seems to increase  the amount of storminess around the world.