Marjorie Taylor Greene Cooks Up Harebrained Theory On How to Stop the Wildfires: ‘They Know How to Do it’
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In another foray into unorthodox weather-related commentary, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has again captured national attention—this time by suggesting California’s wildfires could be doused by artificially making it rain.
Firefighters are bracing for strong winds that could further stoke wildfires raging across Los Angeles as they attempt to contain the fires, with the death toll climbing to at least 24 people and 16 people missing. Thousands of homes have been destroyed, though moderate progress this weekend let some evacuees return.
Greene, who once floated a conspiracy theory claiming that the 2018 fires in California were caused by space lasers controlled by the Rothschild family, offered her own offbeat solution to the ongoing fires via X on Sunday.
The lawmaker wrote: “Why don’t they use geoengineering like cloud seeding to bring down rain on the wildfires in CA? They know how to do it.”
Although she didn’t specify who “they” were or which powers-that-be might act on this, she appeared certain they held the capability.
“Yes they can control the weather. It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done,” Greene insisted, doubling down on her belief.
Cloud seeding—an established practice–is certainly a novel idea but not the magic fix she seems to imagine.
Shortly after Greene posted her remarks, users pushed back, eventually stamping her post with a Community Note that clarified the technology’s limitations.
It read:
If there are no clouds there is nothing to seed.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/los-angeles/90012/satellite/347625
Cloud seeding only works when there are already existing clouds with moisture present. Seeding works by providing a particle for the water in the air to attach to and form a droplet heavy enough to fall to earth. https://abc7.com/cloud-seeding-myths-silver-iodide-flooding/14454574/ https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/cloud-seeding-not-really-an-option-during-wildfire-season/”
While cloud seeding can potentially boost rainfall under optimal conditions, it’s not designed to extinguish huge infernos alone.
