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Forest fires, floods and hurricanes … for some, all the natural disasters we saw last summer are linked to the same thing: A secret, climate-controlling weapon supposedly belonging to the US army named HAARP. The Truth or Fake team took a closer look at this conspiracy theory.
From deadly floods in China to massive forest fires in Turkey, people online have been talking about the natural disasters we saw in the summer of 2021. But some, especially on TikTok and Twitter, are saying weather events like these are caused by something called HAARP, a so-called climate-control device used by the US government.
Floods in Germany. I don’t ever recall anything like this in the summer in my life. Is it just me? Or is it weather warfare with HAARP? pic.twitter.com/7D0u6bjRLq
— Deplorable Richie (@DeplorableRich5) July 17, 2021
HAARP stands for High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, a project based in an observatory in Alaska that studies the upper atmosphere using radio transmitters. These devices heat up small parts of the air above the site.
But the science behind the program is complex, and has given rise to numerous far-fetched theories. The Truth or Fake team spoke to Mick West, a science writer who specialises in this type of conspiracy theory.
The way to debunk the HAARP conspiracy theory is trying to explain to people exactly what it does. Explain to them that it’s just a radio transmitter that is in one location in Alaska and it only can affect a small amount of the air above it. Explain that the actual power used by this radio transmitter is very very small compared to what you would actually need if…
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