Debunked: HAARP Facility Did Not Cause Devastating Floods in Spain
HAARP Facility Did Not Cause Devastating Floods in Spain
Posts circulating on social media, particularly on platforms like Facebook and X (formerly Twitter), have alleged that HAARP was responsible for causing the floods in Spain. One user claims “Spain canceled a weapons deal with Israel. HAARP weather weapon unleashed days after. Just a coincidence right?”
These posts are often shared alongside video footage of the floods, which has been sourced from RTVE Noticias, a Spanish state-owned media company, via TikTok.
It is correct that Spain’s Interior Ministry recently announced the cancellation of a contract for ammunition with an Israeli firm. However, there is no credible link between this political decision and the flooding event.
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Fact Check:
The claim is false. HAARP is a research facility focused on the ionosphere and cannot influence or control the weather. No connection exists between HAARP and the recent floods in Spain.
What HAARP Actually Does: HAARP is a scientific project that studies the ionosphere, the upper layer of the Earth's atmosphere. It uses high-frequency radio waves to understand how this atmospheric layer behaves. According to HAARP’s official explanations, the radio frequencies used do not interact with the troposphere or the stratosphere—the atmospheric layers where weather phenomena occur. Thus, HAARP’s activities cannot influence or create weather patterns.
Experts have consistently debunked the idea that HAARP can affect weather. Dr. Ciaran Beggan from the British Geological Survey likens HAARP to a regular radio transmitter. He emphasizes that HAARP transmits radio waves in a way that cannot produce rain or storms, similar to how light waves do not generate precipitation.
Furthermore, past theories claiming HAARP’s involvement in other natural disasters, such as hurricanes or aurora-related events, have also been proven false. Scientific scrutiny has repeatedly shown that HAARP’s activities are unrelated to weather changes.
Jessica Matthews, the HAARP Program Manager at the University of Alaska, has provided scientific clarity on this issue. She explained to USA Today that “radio waves in the frequency ranges that HAARP transmits are not absorbed in either the troposphere or the stratosphere,” which are the two atmospheric layers where weather forms. Matthews added, “Since there is no interaction, there is no way to control the weather.”
She also emphasized that if natural ionospheric disturbances caused by solar activity cannot impact surface weather, there is no chance that HAARP could have such an effect. This aligns with the consistent scientific consensus that HAARP's transmissions do not influence weather patterns.
Hence, flooding in Spain is a result of severe weather conditions and is not linked to HAARP or Spain's recent political decisions. Scientific evidence makes it clear that HAARP cannot influence the weather, and any claims to the contrary are based on misinformation.