Conspiracy theories tend to thrive in the wake of natural disasters like the Texas floods. Here's what to look out for.

Viral posts promoted false claims that cloud seeding, a form of weather modification, played a role in the devastation.

People are leaning on AI tools to figure out what is real on topics such as funding cuts and misinformation about cloud ...

Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency ...

False or misleading claims, with a major focus on the city’s water supply, emerged amid general criticism about water management in California sparked by the fierce Los Angeles fires.

Through so-called natural language processing, AI can identify misinformation, track its spread and monitor the digital ...

Federal forecasters have been forced to deny they control the weather after Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and others spread misinformation online. The conspiracy spread by Greene ...

Too often, we excuse misinformation as a matter of opinion or free speech. And the consequences are dire.

A small contingent of lawmakers are blaming silver iodide for extreme weather events, including the disastrous flooding in Texas, but at least they're getting closer to the truth.

Misinformation, lack of transparency clouds SAISD’s winter weather issues Published: March 18, 2024, 6:38 PM Updated: June 7, 2024, 4:36 PM ...

Amid multiple disasters, FEMA faces funding challenges, misinformation, and politicization Congress gave the agency enough money to last the year. But back-to-back hurricanes are stretching ...

Helene, Milton and other storms this year offer proof that humans are making hurricanes worse, but not through the means spread by conspiracy theories.