Claims that a cloud-seeding startup, Rainmaker, caused the devastating Texas floods are unfounded. Atmospheric scientists refute the conspiracy, explaining that cloud seeding, a decades-old practice, involves spraying particles into clouds to encourage ice crystal formation and precipitation. While cloud seeding can augment water supply in drought-stricken areas, its impact is minimal compared to major storms. Experts emphasize that Rainmaker's operations were geographically and temporally disconnected from the storm, and cloud seeding is unlikely to significantly affect the type of clouds that produce heavy rainfall.