The Weather Thread

[1moretimeagain]

Death toll in Texas has now surpassed the NC death toll from Helene.

 

[donbosco]

"In the last few hours, two earthquakes of 5.2 and 5.6 magnitude were reported, followed by a series of aftershocks, the most recent recorded at 6:39 PM. In response, the President of the Republic has announced the suspension of classes and work activities in the departments of Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, and Escuintla for this Wednesday, the 9th of July." ~Guatemala Solidarity Network

 

[altmin]

Oh good, the stupid is taking over once again.

Far-right conspiracy theories spread online in aftermath of the Texas floods

Some social media users falsely claimed that the extreme weather was being controlled by the US government

www.theguardian.com

 

[ZenMode]

No one has been found alive in Texas since Friday. Yikes.

 

[lawtig02]

Oh good, the stupid is taking over once again.

Far-right conspiracy theories spread online in aftermath of the Texas floods

Some social media users falsely claimed that the extreme weather was being controlled by the US government

www.theguardian.com

They're apparently targeting yet another specific company with these absurd conspiracy theories.

Natural rainfall, not cloud seeding caused Texas flooding

Social media users blamed the deadly flash flooding in Texas on weather manipulation. Meteorologists said intense rain hit a flood-prone region and caused flooding. Cloud seeding couldn’t have caused that, they said.

www.politifact.com

I really, really wish I represented Rainmaker Technologies right about now, because if Fox says a word about them, I'd be a rich man.