Augustus DiRico
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DiRico: Rainmaker advocates for increased federal regulation of cloud seeding
“And so that's why I am advocating for way more regulatory scrutiny from the federal government for cloud seeding and weather mod ops.”
DiRico: Lack of federal weather oversight invites unaccountable foreign operations
“If we don't have access to weather modification technology, If we don't regulate this at a federal level and ensure that there's accountability and attribution for these activities, then other people, other nation states could be conducting weather mod in the …”
DiRico: Academic proof of cloud seeding attribution only emerged in 2017
“The first of which is that it wasn't until 2017 that attribution had been Physical attribution of cloud seeding's effects had been seen and proven in an academic context.”
DiRico: Rainmaker flew a single 19-minute seeding mission on July 2
“On July second, we conducted 1:19 minute cloud seeding flight where we released about 70 grams of silver iodide and 500 grams of salt, table salt. That was released at about 1600 feet above ground level into two clouds that dissipated over the course of two ho…”