Viral posts promoted false claims that cloud seeding, a form of weather modification, played a role in the devastation. Meteorologists explain it doesn't work that way.

Cloud seeding uses artificial particles like silver iodide to encourage precipitation in existing clouds. The process is often unpredictable and rarely results in significant rainfall. Dessler noted that it may produce “very modest increases,

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas said at a press briefing on Monday that “to the best of my knowledge, there is zero evidence of anything related to anything like weather modification” when asked about ...