During a House DOGE Committee hearing, experts were asked if the U.S. government is engaged in weather modification or geoengineering. The answer? The federal government no longer runs major programs, but nine U.S. states actively fund cloud seeding to boost rainfall and snowpack. In the 1970s, Washington spent the equivalent of $500 million on weather modification research before cutting back. Learn how states like Colorado still promote cloud seeding today, the science behind it, and why its effectiveness is still debated.
