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Following severe floods in Texas, rumors circulated that a cloud-seeding startup, Rainmaker, was responsible for exacerbating the storm through its operations. However, experts have debunked these claims, labeling them as conspiracy theories. Atmospheric scientists clarified that Rainmaker’s activities days before the flood could not have impacted the weather conditions. Cloud seeding, a technique used since the 1950s, involves introducing particles into clouds to encourage precipitation. It is typically more effective with specific cloud types not present in the Texas storm. The scientists emphasized that the storm’s magnitude involved trillions of gallons of water, far beyond what cloud seeding could influence.