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In response to soaring misinformation, agencies such as the EPA launched resources to address public concerns. The EPA clarified that geoengineering and weather modification are distinct; the former involves large-scale climate interventions with global impacts, whereas localized techniques like cloud seeding have short-term, limited effects.
However, many skeptics remain wary of governmental transparency, recalling past instances where official narratives have changed, such as with COVID-19 or other major crises. These experiences foster a climate of suspicion, which conspiracy theories exploit, especially when authoritative sources dismiss claims as "baseless."