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Experts Refute Cloud Seeding Link to Fatal Texas Floods

Meteorologists alongside Rainmaker’s CEO attribute the central Texas floods that killed over 100 people to stalling atmospheric systems rather than cloud seeding.

Flood waters left debris including vehicles and equipment scattered in Louise Hays Park on July 5, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas.
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Overview

  • Over 100 people died and nearly 180 remain missing after central Texas flash floods during the Fourth of July weekend.
  • Rainmaker CEO Augustus Doricko acknowledged a July 2 cloud seeding flight but said the company had no operations on July 3–4 and did not trigger the flooding.
  • Meteorologists Travis Herzog and Jeremy Baker state cloud seeding can only boost existing rainfall by up to 20% and cannot create major storms.
  • The deluge was driven by residual moisture from Tropical Storm Barry and a stalled low-pressure system over Flash Flood Alley’s vulnerable terrain.
  • Online conspiracy theories implicating cloud seeding have been widely shared and politically amplified despite multiple fact-checks confirming natural causes.