Humans do not have the technology to manipulate hurricanes
Hurricanes are extraordinarily powerful storms. Our current weather modification methods, which usually involve cloud seeding, cannot create or redirect hurricanes.
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IncorrectHAARP cannot produce the colorful auroras seen around the world; their power pales in comparison to geomagnetic storms
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October 2024 auroras were caused by the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP)
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-10-11 -
InaccurateHurricane Milton’s path is not evidence of weather manipulation; humans cannot create or manipulate hurricanes
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Hurricane Milton is a targeted geo-engineered storm. Hurricanes don’t develop in the western Gulf of Mexico and head straight east to Florida.
Source: Twitter/X, Stew Peters, 2024-10-07 -
IncorrectHAARP and NEXRAD cannot create or modify weather events, including storms such as Hurricane Helene
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Hurricane Helenes path and behavior could have been manipulated by NEXRAD frequency transmissions and/or HAARP
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-09-30 -
InaccurateStrange bumps in the sky are natural cloud features, not the results of weather manipulation
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These clouds [mammatus and asperitas] are not normal; they are proof that they are messing with the weather.
Source: TikTok, Social media users, 2024-09-20 -
InaccurateHurricane predictions aren’t perfect, but that does not ‘invalidate climate change theory’, contrary to Daily Wire claims
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There were no hurricanes this season even despite forecasts for a high activity, revealing a problem with climate change ‘theory’; it has been a light hurricane season.
Source: The Daily Wire, Ben Shapiro, Matt Walsh, 2024-09-10 -
MisleadingTemporary cooling of part of the Atlantic does not question the existence or severity of global warming
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The Atlantic is cooling, and scientists don’t know why.
Source: Steve Milloy, 2024-08-25 -
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Mostly accuratePrioritizing plant-based foods in our diet can benefit climate and health, but Forbes article missed some key details
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Prioritizing plant-based foods and reducing overconsumption of animal-based protein is healthier and reduces greenhouse gas emissions
Source: Forbes, Simi Thambi, 2024-08-28 -
MisleadingBjorn Lomborg’s claims about polar bears, coral, and cold deaths ignore scientists’ predictions of climate-change-affected futures
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Despite climate change, the global polar-bear population has increased substantially, the Great Barrier Reef has more coral cover than at any point since 1986, and extreme-heat deaths have declined.
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Bjorn Lomborg, 2024-08-01
