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Fact check: Texas floods – cloud seeding theories dismissed
Matt Ford07/08/2025July 8, 2025
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Over 100 people have now been confirmed dead following flash floods in central Texas over the weekend, including 27 young campers and staff at a local girls’ summer camp.
Unfortunately, despite meteorological professionals explaining in news outlets all over the world how and why such devastating flooding occurs, parts of social media have become breeding grounds for disinformation.
One popular conspiracy theory which has been given credence by current and former US political figures—including Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and former National Security Advisor General Mike Flynn—concerns “cloud seeding” — the practice of chemically inducing rainfall from clouds in areas affected by drought.
DW Fact Check takes a look.
Claim: Cloud seeding over parts of Texas two days before the floods caused or contributed to the disaster
DW Fact Check: False
Viral posts such as this have suggested that the deadly floods in Texas were linked to cloud seedingImage: X
As of Tuesday, over 2.6 million people had viewed a post on X by a well-known conspiracy theorist account which suggested a link between the deadly floods and cloud seeding operations conducted two days earlier by Rainmaker, a weather modification start-up funded partly by US software billionaire Peter Thiel.
In another post, viewed over 2.8 million times, the same account claimed that the state of Texas is “running seven massive cloud seeding programs” in an attempt to “enhance rainfall across millions of acres” and questioning: “Did they push the clouds too far and trigger this flood?”
Accompanying the post was a video originally published on TikTok on May 2 in which the user questioned whether “blue rain” at a camping site in Texas was linked to “chemtrails” or, in the video description, “cloud seading” (sic). The video had been viewed over 3.1 million times by Tuesday.
The claims gained traction among certain right-wing US politicians including Christian nationalist and conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene who said in a post on X, viewed over 8.3 million times, that she would be introducing a bill to Congress to “end the dangerous and deadly practice of weather modification and geoengineering.”
General Mike Flynn, former National Security Advisor to US President Donald Trump during his first term, further peddled the theory to his 2.1 million followers on X here and here.
Texas floods: what is cloud seeding?
Cloud seeding is a weather modification technique used to induce rainfall.
It involves dispersing insoluble salts such as silver iodide among existing clouds, either via aircraft, drone or shot up from the ground. Water vapor particles in the clouds are thereby “tricked” into forming larger droplets around the silver iodide particles, eventually becoming large and heavy enough to fall as rain.
“Cloud seeding itself cannot create rain out of nothing,” adds Edward Gryspeerdt, a Research Fellow at the Department of Physics at Imperial College London (ICL), pointing out to DW: “Cloud seeding aims to identify clouds that are not currently raining, but are very close to doing so.”
The first attempts at cloud seeding were made by US scientists at the General Electric Research Laboratory in the 1940s. Today, the method is used in various countries across the world to relieve drought, including in China and the Middle East.
Manmade rain in the desert
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Rainmaker, the company at the center of the Texas flooding claims, is contracted across the western United States by various municipalities and state governments to produce more water in regions impacted by drought, including in California, Arizona, Oklahoma, Colorado and Texas, its CEO Augustus Doricko confirmed on an X Space hosted by a conservative influencer on Monday, July 7.
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The most recent operation in the vicinity of Kerr County, where the floods took place, was on July 2 – two days before the floods, hence the speculation that the cloud seeding activity could have exacerbated the heavy rainfall.
Could cloud seeding have contributed to the Texas floods?
“The flooding, unequivocally, had nothing to do with Rainmaker’s activities or any weather modification activities,” insisted Doricko, 20 minutes into Monday’s X Space – a claim backed up scientific consensus.
“Cloud seeding might be able to modify a cloud that already exists, but a large thunderstorm requires a huge amount of water and energy,” explains ICL’s Gryspeerdt. “Cloud seeding cannot provide either of these — it only creates small modifications to existing clouds.”
Travis Herzog, award-winning chief meteorologist at broadcaster AB13 in Houston, Texas, concurs, stating in a Facebook post on July 6: “Cloud seeding cannot create a storm of this magnitude or size. In fact, cloud seeding cannot even create a single cloud. All it can do is take an existing cloud and enhance the rainfall by up to 20% — and even that is on the high end. It is physically impossible for [cloud seeding] to have created this weather system.”
“Cloud seeding played ZERO role in [the] deadly Texas floods – rudimentary, basic physics explains that,” agreed Matthew Cappucci, an atmospheric scientist and senior meteorologist at MyRadar, a leading Florida-based weather app.
“In dry environments, adding cloud condensation nuclei can help clouds drop subtly more rain,” Cappucci added in one of several posts on the subject on X. “You don’t spontaneously make 4 trillion gallons of water appear in Texas.”
Texas: cloud seeding particles would have long since dispersed, say experts
What’s more, CEO Doricko claimed, given the almost two-day gap between Rainmaker’s last operation over Kerr County, any rain-inducing silver iodide particles dispersed on July 2 would have long since dispersed into entirely inconsequential densities — a statement which is also backed up by scientific consensus.
“The horizontal winds at cloud level would have moved the air volume that was cloud seeded at least 1,000 kilometers away from the location of the cloud seeding between 2 and 4 July,” explained Dr. Sandra Yuter, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Sciencesat North Carolina State University, speaking to DW.
Dr. Yuter’s calculation was based on average horizontal wind dispersal speeds of approximately 10 m/s (36 km/h, 22.3 mph), after consulting nearby weather balloon data from July 3.
Given that the state of Texas is about 1,320 kilometers (820 miles) wide at its broadest point, Dr. Yuter concludes: “Any cloud seeding on July 2 in the vicinity of Kerr County would not have changed the rainfall from the storms that hit the region on July 4.”
Climate change: Extreme weather events to become ‘more common’
ICL’s Edward Gryspeerdt concludes that “the floods in Texas were driven by record amounts of atmospheric moisture over a region that is known for flash floods” and warns that, as the atmosphere warms due to climate change, such extreme rainfall events are likely to become worse:
“Climate models predict that while Texas may become slightly drier on average due to climate change, the intensity of rainfall will likely increase, suggesting that these types of thunderstorms will become more common in the future.”
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Germany updates: Pistorius outlines plans for military draft
Timothy Jones | Richard Connor dpa, AFP, Reuters, AP, epd, KNAPublished 07/08/2025Published July 8, 2025last updated 07/08/2025last updated July 8, 2025
https://p.dw.com/p/4x6PkPistorius wants to increase the number of available soldiers to 460,000 by 2029Image: Michael Bihlmayer/CHROMORANGE/picture allianceSkip next section What you need to know
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A bill to be put forward by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius would allow the Cabinet, with parliamentary agreement, to call up conscripts if a situation arises that requires a rapid boost to the country’s armed forces, media have reported.
The bill is being seen as a compromise between some conservatives’ calls for the return of compulsory military service, which was suspended in Germany in 2011, and the opposition of many leftist lawmakers to such a move.
The German government is planning to have a new military service scheme in place by 2026 in response to the changed security situation in Europe largely due to Russia’s territorial aggression.
Meanwhile, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is in Latvia for talks focusing on the security situation in the Baltic region, which would seem particularly under threat from Moscow’s imperialist ambitions.
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Skip next section Germany edge Denmark to stay on course for Euro quarterfinals07/08/2025July 8, 2025
Germany edge Denmark to stay on course for Euro quarterfinals
Germany’s women have taken a big step toward the quarterfinals at the Euros in Switzerland with a 2-1 comeback win over Denmark in their second group match.
In front of 34,165 fans in Basel, Amalie Vangsgaard put Denmark ahead in the 26th minute. Sjoeke Nüsken equalized for Germany from the penalty spot in the 56th minute before Lea Schüller made it 2-1 just ten minutes later.
Coach Christian Wück’s side now head into Saturday’s game against Sweden with six points.
Read more about the match here.
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Petition demands Bundestag fly rainbow flag for Pride despite ban
An online petition is calling on the German parliament to fly the rainbow flag for Pride month celebrations this month after the Bundestag’s new leadership ended the recent tradition.
About 220,000 people have signed the appeal, which was launched by public interest campaign group Campact and handed to lawmakers from the opposition Greens and The Left on Tuesday.
In recent years, the Bundestag has flown the rainbow flag to mark Christopher Street Day (CSD) — Germany’s name for Pride events commemorating the 1969 Stonewall protests in New York.
But Bundestag President Julia Klöckner has ruled that the flag should now only be flown on May 17, the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.
The parliament’s LGBTQ+ staff network has also been barred from joining Berlin’s CSD parade on July 26, with management citing neutrality rules.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has backed Klöckner’s decision, saying the Bundestag is “not a circus tent” for random flag displays. The flag has been flown during Pride month in June since 2022.
Petitioners argue the move is political discrimination against minorities, calling the rainbow flag a vital sign of visibility and recognition for the LGBTQ+ community. Thousands are demanding it be raised at the Bundestag for CSD after all.
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https://p.dw.com/p/4x9V8Skip next section Record 17,000 Germany fans set for Euro 2025 clash in Basel07/08/2025July 8, 2025
Record 17,000 Germany fans set for Euro 2025 clash in Basel
The previous record for a women’s game was over 4,800 German fans at the Euro 2022 final in LondonImage: Thor Wegner/DeFodi Images/picture alliance
A record 17,000 Germany fans are expected for the women’s Euro 2025 match against Denmark on Tuesday — more than 12,000 above the previous mark for German support at a women’s game abroad.
The Group C match in Basel, just across the border in Switzerland, will fill St. Jakob Park to its 34,250 capacity, with about half the crowd backing Germany, the country’s football federation said.
The old record was 4,816 fans at the 2022 European Championship women’s final at Wembley, when Germany lost to England.
Basel will also stage this year’s final on July 27, with German fans hoping to return in force. The team started the tournament with a 2-0 win over Poland.
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German tourist dies after balcony fall in Mallorca
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A young German holidaymaker has died after falling from a hotel balcony on the Spanish island of Mallorca, officials confirmed Tuesday.
The man, believed to be around 20, died of his injuries at Son Espases hospital in Palma, local media Cronica Balear reported.
Police said witnesses reported the tourist may have been trying to jump into the hotel pool from the balcony, but the investigation is ongoing. His identity and hometown have not been officially released.
Spanish media said he was partying with a large group of German tourists in Playa de Palma and returned to the hotel drunk with a friend in the early hours of Saturday.
The friend said he heard a crash before others rushed to help. The man went into cardiac arrest but was resuscitated by emergency crews and later died in the hospital.
So-called “balconing” — risky jumps from hotel balconies into pools or other rooms — has long been a problem on Mallorca, especially in the Magaluf area.
Awareness campaigns have cut accidents there, but serious incidents still happen in Playa de Palma, where fatal falls were also reported last year.
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https://p.dw.com/p/4x9PxSkip next section WATCH: Poland starts controls at border crossings with Germany07/08/2025July 8, 2025
WATCH: Poland starts controls at border crossings with Germany
According to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the controls are temporary and aimed at stopping human trafficking and irregular migration. Germany has ramped up immigration controls along its borders, including with Poland, under the new conservative government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
For many EU observers in Brussels, the tit-for-tat measures reflect a deeper shift away from European solidarity and toward national self-interest.
Poland starts border controls at border with Germany
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https://p.dw.com/p/4x9HXSkip next section Defense, infrastructure: Germany plans record investment07/08/2025July 8, 2025
Defense, infrastructure: Germany plans record investment
Sabine KinkartzFinance Minister Lars Klingbeil outlined the government’s budget plans in the BundestagImage: Michael Kappeler/dpa/picture alliance
The Bundestag is debating the government’s budget plans, which see record expenditure and record debt.
The aim is to get the country back on its feet through massive investment.
DW takes a deep dive into Berlin’s budget goals and challenges.
https://p.dw.com/p/4x9HUSkip next section Germany’s Lufthansa Group plans to resume Tel Aviv service from August07/08/2025July 8, 2025
Germany’s Lufthansa Group plans to resume Tel Aviv service from August
Germany’s Lufthansa Group has said it will gradually resume flights by its airlines to Tel Aviv in Israel starting on August 1.
The aviation group canceled flights to Israel in early May after Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a missile at Israel that landed near Ben Gurion Airport, Israel’s main international airport.
A company spokesman has confirmed the planned resumption of flights, already reported by Israeli media, while stating that the group would still closely monitor the security situation in the Middle East.
The Lufthansa Group includes the airlines Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, ITA Airways, Brussels Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo.
SWISS has decided to suspend flights to Tel Aviv until at least October 25, while Lufthansa’s low-cost subsidiary Eurowings has also canceled Tel Aviv flights until the same date.
While you’re here: Every Tuesday, DW editors round up what is happening in German politics and society. You can sign up here for the weekly email newsletter, Berlin Briefing.
https://p.dw.com/p/4x8HbSkip next section Former Economy Minister Habeck to move to Denmark07/08/2025July 8, 2025
Former Economy Minister Habeck to move to Denmark
Robert Habeck is a former co-leader of the Green Party and a current parliamentarianImage: Michael Kappeler/dpa/picture alliance
German Green politician Robert Habeck has announced his intention of moving to Denmark to work, while saying he was also hoping to take up visiting professorships at universities outside Europe.
Habeck, 55, who held the position of economy minister and vice chancellor in the previous three-way coalition government under Chancellor Olaf Scholz, can speak Danish after spending some time studying in the Scandinavian country.
He has said he would like to work at the Danish Institute for International Studies in Copenhagen.
It is not clear whether he will retain his seat in the German parliament as the member for the northern constituency of Flensburg-Schleswig. Habeck was the Green Party’s candidate for the chancellorship at February elections but withdrew from the party’s leadership echelon after it received just 11.6% of the vote.
From October, he is planning to host a series of discussions at the Berliner Ensemble theater under the title “Habeck live.”
https://p.dw.com/p/4x7psSkip next section German government must honor visa promise made to Afghan family, court says07/08/2025July 8, 2025
German government must honor visa promise made to Afghan family, court says
A German court ruled on Tuesday that an Afghan family previously promised visas to enter Germany under a program for those at risk under the Taliban regime must be allowed to travel to the country.
Berlin’s administrative court said the family had been given a “legally binding” commitment that overrides the conservative-led government’s decision earlier this year to stop the scheme.
The ruling can be appealed by the Foreign Ministry.
After the Taliban returned to power in 2021, Germany established various admission procedures for Afghan nationals considered as being in danger from the Islamist group, which is known to repress civil liberties — most notably, women’s rights.
According to the Foreign Ministry, as of June 20 about 2,400 Afghan nationals are
waiting in Pakistan to receive a visa for Germany, including democracy advocates, judges, female journalists and artists.The admission schemes were canceled as the German government under conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz takes an increasingly hard line on migration in general.
More on the court ruling here.
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Afghan refugee family faces migration reality in Germany
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https://p.dw.com/p/4x7BcSkip next section Germany summons China ambassador over laser incident07/08/2025July 8, 2025
Germany summons China ambassador over laser incident
Germany has accused the Chinese military of targeting a German aircraft with a laser as the aircraft took part in a EU security operation and summoned China’s ambassador over the incident.
“Putting German personnel at risk and disrupting the operation is completely unacceptable,” the Foreign Ministry wrote on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
No further information was immediately available.
The aircraft was involved in the EU’s ASPIDES mission, which aims to help protect freedom of navigation and maritime security, especially for commercial vessels in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf region.
Read the full story of the German aircraft laser targeting here.
https://p.dw.com/p/4x6wLSkip next section Flights ever more expensive from German airports — analysis07/08/2025July 8, 2025
Flights ever more expensive from German airports — analysis
Prices for air passengers traveling from airports in Germany within Europe are continuing to rise, even those for budget airlines, according to an analysis by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR).
The average cost now of a one-way tickets without luggage is between just under €67 (
Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is the most expensive provider, charging an average of €130 for a one-way flight, up from €110 last year.
The analysis showed that advance planning is of advantage, with bookings made three months ahead costing in the range of €46 to €90, while those at short notice cost between €119 to €169.
The factors driving the price increases are a continuing shortage of flights, high taxes and fees, according to the analysis.
https://p.dw.com/p/4x6pOSkip next section Most people in Germany want ban on private fireworks — survey07/08/2025July 8, 2025
Most people in Germany want ban on private fireworks — survey
Altogether 59% of people living in Germany would like to see a ban on private fireworks similar to the one set to be introduced in the neighboring Netherlands, a survey released on Tuesday showed.
The survey by the polling institute Forsa and commissioned by the Stern magazine
showed that women are more in favor of such a ban than men (67% to 51%) and that a small majority (51%) of young men from the 18-29 age group oppose one.Supporters of the far-left Left Party were the most likely to back a ban, with 86% in favor, while 60% of people who vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party were against it.
The Netherlands will ban private individuals from setting off fireworks as of New Year 2026/2027.
The prohibition came partly in response to increasing violence in the country associated with New Year’s fireworks, including attacks on police officers, firefighters and emergency workers.
A number of people are also injured or even killed each year while setting off fireworks.
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President Steinmeier talks security in Latvia on last day of Baltic trip
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is wrapping up a three-day trip to the Baltic region with talks in the Latvian capital, Riga.
He is set to meet Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics and Prime Minister Evika Silina for discussions that are expected to center on the security situation in the region against the backdrop of Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
During his stay in Riga, Steinmeier is also due to visit the Braunschweig, a German corvette currently stationed in the city as it participates in the US-led Baltic Operations exercise.
Latvia, a former Soviet republic, shares the fear of other Baltic states that it could become the target of Russia’s expansionist policies under President Vladimir Putin.
The country is a member of both the EU and NATO.
On Sunday, Steinmeier was in Lithuania as the country celebrated its national day.
Among other things, he visited the headquarters of the Armored Brigade 45 (Panzerbrigade 45) in the capital, Vilnius, which was activated in April of this year as the first German brigade-sized unit to be based abroad permanently since World War II.
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Military service bill foresees emergency draft option
A draft bill devised by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius would allow the Cabinet and parliament to call up conscripts in certain security situations, media have reported.
Such conscription could occur “when the defense situation requires it” and there are not enough volunteers, the news magazine Der Spiegel said, citing the 50-page text of the bill.
The bill also aims to make voluntary service more attractive, with volunteers receiving more than €2,000 (the Spiegel said.
Under new NATO guidelines, the German Bundeswehr would need altogether 460,000 troops in the case of a conflict.
Currently, Germany has more than 182,000 active soldiers and more than 49,000 active reservists. Pistorius would like to see at least 60,000 more active soldiers and altogether 200,000 reservists.
Many in Pistorius’ Social Democratic Party (SPD), particularly its youth wing, oppose the reintroduction of compulsory military service that is advocated by a number of conservative politicians, and the bill is being seen as a compromise between the two viewpoints.
Germany suspended compulsory military service in 2011.
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Franța: Un incendiu major de vegetație din apropierea orașului Marsilia închide aeroportul
Roshni Majumdar cu Reuters, AFP07/08/20258 iulie 2025
https://p.dw.com/p/4x99pUn incendiu de vegetație este alimentat de vânturi puternice de mistral Imagine: Frederic Munsch/SIPA/picture alliance
Un incendiu de vegetație care se extinde rapid la periferia Marsiliei a forțat aeroportul orașului să își oprească activitatea marți după-amiază.
Avioanele nu au mai decolat sau aterizat de în jurul prânzului, iar unele zboruri au fost deviate către Nisa sau alte aeroporturi regionale, potrivit unui purtător de cuvânt al aeroportului din Marsilia.
Serviciul local de pompieri a declarat că 168 de pompieri au fost desfășurați pentru a stinge un incendiu de vegetație provocat de vânt care ardea 350 de hectare (860 de acri) în apropierea orașuluiLes Pennes-Mirabeau, situat la nord-vest de Marsilia.
Autospeciale de pompieri desfășurate într-un oraș la nord de MarsiliaImagine: SDIS33/AP/dpa/picture alliance
„În această etapă, populațiile trebuie să rămână limitate la zonele rezidențiale”, a declarat Regiunea Provence-Alpes-Coasta de Azur a postat pe X.
„Închideți obloanele, ușile, păstrați-vă proprietatea liberă pentru serviciile de urgență și nu călătoriți pe drumuri”, a adăugat acesta.
Municipalitatea Marsiliei a postat, de asemenea, pe X, cerând oamenilor să „evite toate activitățile în aer liber” și să urmeze instrucțiunile și mesajele de alertă.
Primarul Marsiliei, Benoit Payan, a avertizat locuitorii pe X că incendiul este acum „la porțile Marsiliei”, îndemnându-i pe locuitorii din nordul orașului să evite călătoriile pe drumuri pentru a elibera calea serviciilor de salvare.
Fum gros la marginea de nord a Marsiliei
O purtătoare de cuvânt de la primăria cartierelor 15 și 16 din Marsilia, care se învecinează cu orașul Les Pennes-Mirabeau, a declarat că zona de la limita orașului este din ce în ce mai amenințată de incendii.
Vezi toate știrile de pe franța incendiu puternic
Locuitorii au spus că Li s-a cerut să stea acasă, să închidă ușile și să pună o cârpă umedă pe orice deschidere, dar nu au primit încă ordin de evacuare.
Între timp, un incendiu de vegetație care a izbucnit luni în apropierea orașului de coastă Narbonne, situat în sud-vestul țării, a distrus aproximativ 2.000 de hectare de teren și continuă să ardă în zonă.
Fumul incendiului de vegetație văzut la periferia nordică a Marsiliei Imagine: Laurenson Philippe/MAXPPP/dpa/picture alliance
Incendii puternice în nord-estul Spaniei, Grecia
Mai multe țări europene au fost în alertă maximă pentru căldură extremă și incendii de vegetație în lunile mai și iunie, deoarece un val de căldură de la începutul verii a doborât recorduri și a împins temperaturile de peste 104 grade Fahrenheit (40 de grade Celsius) în țări precum Spania și Grecia.
Incendiile de vegetație făceau încă ravagii în nord-estul Spaniei marți seara, în timp ce incendiile de vegetație din cea mai mare insulă a Greciei, Creta, a forțat evacuarea a peste 1.500 de persoane din case și hoteluri săptămâna trecută.
Editat de: Wesley Rahn
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