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Nine US states have weather modification infrastructure

Dacia Leone · How Supercool Earth's microbes could ease the water crisis · May 20, 2026 · at 33:57

Dacia Leone, CEO of Supercool Earth, discusses how her biological cloud seeding startup integrates into existing state-level weather modification frameworks.

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“There are nine states in the US that already have weather modification infrastructure, and so we are able to essentially plug in, plug it, plug into that”

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The claim, plainly

Nine states in the United States currently have weather modification infrastructure in place.

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Assessment

The claim accurately reflects official federal assessments and state records as of May 2026. In both its December 2024 Technology Assessment (GAO-25-106727) and its February 2026 Oversight Report (GAO-26-108013), the U.S. Government Accountability Office documented that exactly nine states maintain active operational cloud seeding infrastructure and programs: California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. This nine-state scope is further confirmed by NOAA reporting records under 15 U.S.C. 330 et seq., EPA guidance, and state water resource agency documentation.

U.S. GAO Technology Assessment (GAO-25-106727, Dec 19, 2024) identified nine U.S. states with active operational cloud seeding programs: California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
U.S. GAO Oversight Report (GAO-26-108013, Feb 23, 2026) confirmed ongoing state and local operational cloud seeding activities across the same nine states.
NOAA reporting filings and August 2026 EPA documentation verify operational weather modification infrastructure concentrated across these nine states.

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