TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A state agency received more than 20,000 claims of weather modification occurring since a new law last year banned the practice and required agencies to receive and review reports.
But the Department of Environmental Protection said this week that it received no evidence of weather modification activities or equipment being used.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (D) last year signed a bill that prohibited weather modification as he accused people of having “kooky ideas” about blocking the sun. DEP said this week, however, that some people may be confused about what they’re seeing in the sky.
“In practice, many of the reports received to date reflect a common and understandable misconception between naturally occurring clouds or aircraft condensation trails, known as contrails, and intentional weather modification activity,” DEP spokesperson Alexandra Kuchta told POLITICO in response to questions.
