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2024-04-19 20:03:36 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

No, cloud seeding is not poison to humans. Multiple studies show that the level of silver iodide used in cloud seeding is not toxic to humans and 1,000 times lower than the Environmental Protection Agency’s drinking water standards. https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/cloud-seeding https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-24/the-latest-unfounded-conspiracy-theory-cloud-seeding-is-to-blame-for-californias-storms-and-flooding

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• No, cloud seeding is not poison to humans. Multiple studies show that the level of silver iodide used in cloud seeding is not toxic to humans and 1,000 times lower than the Environmental Protection Agency’s drinking water standards. https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/cloud-seeding https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-24/the-latest-unfounded-conspiracy-theory-cloud-seeding-is-to-blame-for-californias-storms-and-flooding