DeSantis signs bill banning weather modification in Florida

[Zorro]

Manipulating weather in the state could carry up to five years in prison and a $100,000 fine.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed several bills into law Friday, including one that will ban weather modification in the state.

DeSantis signed Senate Bill 56, spearheaded by Sen. Ileana Garcia, R-Miami, which repeals current state law that allowed the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to issue permits to people or groups seeking to change the weather.

Weather modification is just as it sounds: It’s the act of artificially influencing the weather.

And in Florida, despite previous legislation, no institutions have ever sought a permit to change the weather, according to state environment officials.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2025/06/20/desantis-weather-modification-bill-chemtrails-climate-change/

I think Florida just took the lead in which state passes the stupidest legislation.

[SheltieLover]

1. Does this include modification by sharpie by felonious adjudicated rapist?

[Jarqui]

2. Trojan horse legislation to mess with folks concerned with

climate change ?

I have not read the bill and won't because of who signed it

[enough]

3. Good -- they can start by fining big oil and gas.

[EndlessWire]

4. Oh, they just did that

so we can say, "Shouldn't have signed the bill, then." I am always hoping that a rogue wind will take MAL out.

[bmbmd]

5. What about

Nuking hurricanes?

[Maninacan]

6. Weather modification

They'll never catch me!

[orangecrush]

12. ...

[OC375]

7. Finally?

So, they are finally admitting that human influenced climate change is a valid concern? LOL

[The Madcap]

8. Would prayer against hurricanes be covered?

Yeah, go ahead and arrest God after he changes the weather...

[Sancho]

9. So much for the "free state of Florida"...

[markodochartaigh]

27. In Texas

I always heard that you are free to do what you are told, how you are told to do it, when you are told to do it, and to say thank you for the instruction.

[CanonRay]

10. So, theoretically, I affect the weather every time I breathe in and out.

Is that manipulation? How about a campfire?

[allegorical oracle]

11. Agree with "stupidest." But mostly since the state was taken over by the dumbest and

most corrupt governor and state legislature -- ever. I used to think the dumbest was Jeb Bush. But Jeb was simply ignorant. DeSantis is flat-out malignantly evil.

[stillcool]

13. well that's disappointing

I knew it was the Onion by the first sentence. Dang.

[Random Boomer]

17. I don't get the joke

I mean, the legislation is obviously the joke, but this isn't an Onion piece. I should be, but it's not. Sigh.

[stillcool]

18. Lately, sad to say I have to

read quite a bit before I check to see that it's the Onion. The joke is on me.

[justaprogressive]

14. So I guess they'll soon be suing

Mother Nature

[twodogsbarking]

15. Paranoia strikes deep. Into your life, it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid .

No Sharpie weather corrections either.

[AllyCat]

16. So now he is against fossil fuels?

Water? Wind? Sun? Humans manipulate all those things and more for energy and other uses. All make changes to microclimates.

[Joinfortmill]

19. DeSantis is such a 'little' guy. This sounds like a conspiracy theory muck up.

[Rebl2]

20. 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[radical noodle]

21. Okay, I live in Florida

There are a number of people around here who believe that people (probably libruls) have the ability to alter the weather to target us and other red states with hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, etc. I have no idea how large the numbers are who believe this, but I run into them occasionally which means there are way too many. This is a nothing bill to pacify them, in my view.

[reACTIONary]

30. yep. Fan service.

[Johonny]

22. The liberals are making the clouds trans!

[ananda]

23. Every person who drives a car is modifying the weather.

Duh

[GiqueCee]

24. Florida and Texas...

... are neck and neck down to the wire in the cutthroat competition for the highly sought after title of ANUS OF THE UNIVERSE!
It's either one's race to lose. Updates as event warrant.

[Iris]

25. Will the morons shut up about it now?

[radical noodle]

32. No

As long as there are vapor trails in the sky or bad weather, they will find a way to blame some imaginary foe.

[CaptainTruth]

26. So emitting greenhouse gases is now illegal in Floriduh?

[odins folly]

28. Sad times in the good ol' USA

When every dumbfuck conspiracy is treated as an actual issue that need to have legislation to prevent something that doesn't happen....

I have this little tiny bit of lint that I keep in the bottom corner of every pair of pants I own. The purpose is to keep elephants from trampling through my house. Been working so far, so I'm not inclined to remove the lint from my pocket. In fact, I think everyone should do the same. I think i will reach out to my dumbfuck congess critter to enact legislation across the country...

[bronxiteforever]

29. Chem trails, Bigfoot, aliens, Jewish Space lasers

Q anon, bleach for Covid, vitamin a for measles, vaccines cause autism, climate change is an hoax, etc.
The most technologically advanced country cannot succeed with this rampant ignorance.

[Polybius]

31. Gen X humor

Destro had that weather dominator in the mid-80's.

[SWBTATTReg]

33. So irrigation is now illegal I am guessing, since in a way, it's a tiny, tiny bit of modifying the weather, by

localizing rain in a very small footpath.

[Grins]

34. You gonna' take that, Texas????? NM

[milestogo]

35. At first I thought this said "banning weather notification" which would be really stupid

but I could see him doing it.

[Jack Valentino]

36. So every Republican politician in the state should be hit with a $100,000 fine,

who denies the reality of climate change...


all those Republicans who vote to oppose measures that might slow this climate disaster,
are voting for "weather modification".... in the wrong direction