Cloud seeding has been around for decades, but then it hit the headlines conspiracy theorists with his vivid imagination he blamed her for the recent devastation extreme weather events.

A TikToker posted a video explaining exactly what the weather manipulation technique is for and why it’s suddenly become relevant.

Educational content creator Michael McBride (@idea.soup) began his clip by admitting that “the government has some control over the weather” and then went on to say that cloud seeding has been around since 1946.

@idea.soup What is cloud seeding? #interestingfacts #fun fact #science #hurricanes #edutok #hurricanemilton #cloud seeding ♬ original audio – Michael McBride

He then touched upon the following concept: dust or smoke particles It turns out that raindrops are allowed to form in the atmosphere, and if the atmosphere were completely clear, clouds and rain would probably disappear. National Weather Service.

During silver iodide McBride, who is frequently cited in conspiracy theories about geoengineering applications, noted that substances such as salt and dry ice would also work.

Citing examples from China and the United States, he added that “almost every country has tried” this type of weather manipulation and that it even exists in the private sector.

“There’s only one problem with all this; it doesn’t work that well,” he said. “But it has an effect of around 10-30% at best, and some scientists think it doesn’t do anything.” Any type of rainfall can make a difference for regions affected by drought.

Again, experts to have constantly stated Effects of cloud seeding and other modern methods technology It pales in comparison to what it would take to create or significantly alter natural disasters such as hurricanes and heavy rainfall. The real culprit is overconfidence dirty energyThis leads to overheating of the planet and more chaotic weather conditions.

“So why haven’t you heard more about it? Because basically it doesn’t work very well,” McBride concluded.

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Naturally, such a divisive topic sparked responses of support and criticism in the comments section.

“But trust me bro, my friend told me there’s a magic machine under the Gulf of Mexico that creates huge, swirling wind monsters. How do you react to that?” one person asked sarcastically.

“Not to mention that this will have no impact on a force’s strength. hurricane“said another person.

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