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‘Weather control’: ‘Office Hours’ with Daniel Swain

Alison Hewitt
October 14, 2024
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Separate fact from fiction regarding "weather control" (spoiler: humans can't control the weather) with UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain in his live Q&A on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 3 p.m. PT. The devastating hurricanes in the southeast have turned up the volume on false claims about the government controlling the weather. Come for a nuanced conversation about real vs. fake.

YouTube Office Hours with Daniel Swain

Tuesday, Oct. 15, 3 p.m. PT/6 p.m. ET

Topics:

  • Direct weather control (fake)
  • Indirect weather modification (limited, such as cloud seeding)
  • Long-term weather influence via climate change (very real)
  • A pause in the record Western heat
  • A California weather and wildfire-outlook update

Join live to ask questions in the chat, or catch up later with the recording at the same link.