Unfounded rumors linking an extreme weather event to human attempts at weather modification are again spreading on social media. It is not plausible that available weather modification techniques caused or influenced the July 4 flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas.
Issues: extreme weather
It’s Too Soon to Attribute the California Storms to Climate Change, Experts Say
Trump Bungles Climate Change in UK
Steve King’s Climate Change Rainfall Claims
Smith’s Error-Filled Climate Op-Ed
Will Global Warming Benefit Civilization?
Hurricane Harvey and Climate Change
CO2: Friend or Foe to Agriculture?
Rep. Lamar Smith said climate change “alarmists” ignore the “positive impacts” of more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, such as increased food production and quality. But the impact of increased CO2 levels on agriculture is more complicated than that — and, on balance, likely negative, particularly in the future.