Local GOP group calls for Florida to outlaw ‘weather modification projects’
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Young Republicans issued a statement on Tuesday urging the Florida Legislature to introduce a bill banning “weather modification projects” in the state.
Along with banning the practice in Florida, it argued the legislation should include provisions holding private companies and government bodies legally liable for adverse health effects of weather modification projects, as well as public transparency for any federal or military weather modification projects taking place within the state or off it’s shores before they occur.
“We call for the prohibition of hazardous activities related to weather modification,” the group said. “Including, but not limited to, cloud seeding, solar radiation modification, stratospheric aerosol injection, Hurricane and tropical cyclone alteration, electromagnetic weather modification, Ionospheric heating, and mosquito control intended aerial insecticides.”
“States like Rhode Island, Tennessee and Illinois have enacted laws explicitly prohibiting harmful weather modification activities, including cloud seeding and solar radiation management, to prevent environmental degradation and protect public welfare,” it said.
The club also pointed to several states such as Texas, California and North Dakota who have “comprehensive” regulatory frameworks that require licensing and permits for weather modification activities to “ensure environmental safety and public health.”
The group argued that chemicals used in weather modification have proven to result in health consequences for the communities they’re in. The contamination occurs in the air, on farms and in water supplies.
It also pointed out how weather experiments “often backfire,” resulting in secondary, unnatural weather patters.
The Florida Young Republicans helped introduce several conservative pieces of legislation in the 2023 Legislative Session. The bills included one signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis requiring the teaching of accurate communism’s history in public schools.
