Weather Conspiracies Debunked: Biden Slams Misinformation

President Biden recently called out what he called "stupid" claims that the government can control the weather. A Georgia congresswoman, Marjorie Taylor Greene, has been spreading this idea. She believes the government can literally control the weather, which Biden thinks is ridiculous. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) even created a new page to debunk these weather rumors. The White House joined the fight against misinformation by launching an official Reddit account. They shared posts to clear up confusion about hurricanes. Local officials also took to social media to stop the spread of false information. Rep. Chuck Edwards from North Carolina warned his constituents about hoaxes and conspiracy theories after Hurricane Helene. False claims about the government controlling Hurricane Milton spread on social media platforms like X, TikTok, and Facebook. Some posts claimed the hurricane was a "modified and manipulated" storm being used as a weapon.

Greene shared a 2013 CBS News segment where a physics professor talked about using lasers to affect the weather. However, meteorology experts say it's impossible to create or control hurricanes. They call these claims "utter nonsense." Some people mention geoengineering, which is trying to change the climate on a large scale. But experts say geoengineering can't create or control hurricanes. It's too imprecise for that. There's also cloud seeding, which can make clouds produce rain or snow. However, hurricane modification through cloud seeding was tried in the past and found to be ineffective. Hurricanes are huge and need a lot of energy to be controlled, more than humans can manage. Experts agree that the idea of the government controlling hurricanes is just nonsense. The National Hurricane Center is a trusted source for accurate information about hurricanes.

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