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Rainmaker Tech CEO: Cloud Seeding Cannot Induce Precipitation Even Nearly on the Scale of What Came from the Remnants of Tropical Storm Barry
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CNN

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The Source With Kaitlan Collins

Name: The Source With Kaitlan Collins

URL: https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/the-source-with-kaitlan-collins

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Kaitlan Collins

Name: Kaitlan Collins

Employment: The Source

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, Augustus Doricko

Name: Augustus Doricko

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07/10/2025 10:53 pm
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Collins But just first ░░░░░░░░ give people a sense ░░░░░░░░ what this has meant ░░░░░░░░ you and for your ░░░░░░░░ Can you describe what ░░░░░░░░ last few days have ░░░░░░░░ like for you DORICKO ░░░░░░░░ And thank you so ░░░░░░░░ for having me First ░░░░░░░░ foremost my heart goes ░░░░░░░░ to all of the ░░░░░░░░ in Texas particularly the ░░░░░░░░ that were directly affected ░░░░░░░░ the natural disaster Even ░░░░░░░░ cloud seeding had nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with it and ░░░░░░░░ can get into the ░░░░░░░░ of that people online ░░░░░░░░ accused both me and ░░░░░░░░ of having caused the ░░░░░░░░ when cloud seeding unequivocally ░░░░░░░░ induce precipitation even nearly ░░░░░░░░ the scale of what ░░░░░░░░ from the remnants of ░░░░░░░░ Storm Barry Most people ░░░░░░░░ we ve engaged with ░░░░░░░░ good faith trying to ░░░░░░░░ share information with have ░░░░░░░░ very receptive And to ░░░░░░░░ I m grateful I ░░░░░░░░ praying for my family ░░░░░░░░ I m praying for ░░░░░░░░ There have been threats ░░░░░░░░ against us most of ░░░░░░░░ I think are incredible ░░░░░░░░ I m grateful to ░░░░░░░░ on here tonight just ░░░░░░░░ set the record straight ░░░░░░░░ to clarify what cloud ░░░░░░░░ can do so that ░░░░░░░░ stop accusing Rainmaker and ░░░░░░░░ family of having contributed ░░░░░░░░ the floods Collins Yes ░░░░░░░░ I think a lot ░░░░░░░░ people don t even ░░░░░░░░ what cloud seeding is ░░░░░░░░ I mean some people ░░░░░░░░ do But meteorologists have ░░░░░░░░ there s not a ░░░░░░░░ between these flash floods ░░░░░░░░ what your company is ░░░░░░░░ But can you just ░░░░░░░░ us through what you ░░░░░░░░ do on July 2nd ░░░░░░░░ so people have an ░░░░░░░░ of that DORICKO Yes ░░░░░░░░ first of all cloud ░░░░░░░░ is a real technology ░░░░░░░░ was invented in the ░░░░░░░░ States in the 40s ░░░░░░░░ the premise is that ░░░░░░░░ clouds don t naturally ░░░░░░░░ because the water droplets ░░░░░░░░ them stay too small ░░░░░░░░ ever grow heavy enough ░░░░░░░░ fall What cloud seeding ░░░░░░░░ is it flies drones ░░░░░░░░ planes up into those ░░░░░░░░ with non precipitating water ░░░░░░░░ a material called silver ░░░░░░░░ which has a crystalline ░░░░░░░░ similar to ice The ░░░░░░░░ then freezes onto those ░░░░░░░░ grows into big enough ░░░░░░░░ such that they fall ░░░░░░░░ either remain as snow ░░░░░░░░ melt back into rain ░░░░░░░░ is a climate adaptation ░░░░░░░░ that we can use ░░░░░░░░ restore ecosystems and preserve ░░░░░░░░ in drought ridden areas ░░░░░░░░ are suffering from decreases ░░░░░░░░ precipitation over time In ░░░░░░░░ we re contracted by ░░░░░░░░ municipalities and also farms ░░░░░░░░ produce more water for ░░░░░░░░ in times of drought ░░░░░░░░ on July 2nd we ░░░░░░░░ 120 minute cloud seeding ░░░░░░░░ where we dispersed about ░░░░░░░░ grams worth of silver ░░░░░░░░ over tens of square ░░░░░░░░ into two different clouds ░░░░░░░░ it s worth saying ░░░░░░░░ well we disperse this ░░░░░░░░ directly into the clouds ░░░░░░░░ s not dispersed just ░░░░░░░░ the open air After ░░░░░░░░ two hours those clouds ░░░░░░░░ entirely Collins Yes DORICKO ░░░░░░░░ any of the material ░░░░░░░░ we would have dispersed ░░░░░░░░ would not have remained ░░░░░░░░ the system such that ░░░░░░░░ could have induced any ░░░░░░░░ precipitation by the time ░░░░░░░░ the remnants of the ░░░░░░░░ storm came in Collins ░░░░░░░░ obviously it was a ░░░░░░░░ storm as we saw ░░░░░░░░ a result of this.”
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