HAARP and Spain's Valencia floods: debunking the myths - BBC Trending, BBC World Service

When Valencia was hit by flash floods in October 2024, social media was awash with spurious claims that “HAARP” was to blame for the extreme weather. For the people sharing these claims online, only a “weather weapon” could have been used to wreak such havoc across Spain – but they were wrong. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM This was not the first time that HAARP, an atmospheric research programme first developed by the US military in 1990s, was the target of conspiracy theories. But claims like these keep gaining traction on social media – particularly when extreme weather events, like floods or hurricanes, make the headlines. Why is that the case? And how dangerous could such claims be? 0:01 Intro 01:13 Silvia’s story 03:23 Why Silvia’s video went viral 05:51 Manipulating the weather 08:11 HAARP explained 09:55 Valencia’s floods and climate change 11:17 The perils of misinformation Reporter: Marco Silva Graphic design by: Sally Nicholls, Mesut Ersoz Camera operators: Daniel Howard, Lucy McMahon, Agata Kazmierczak Picture editor: Carel Nell Research: Joshua Cheetham, Mark Poynting Editor: Flora Carmichael Watch more documentaries from across BBC World Service here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fADt3h_U2SOWErIq-xtXPD Watch podcasts from BBC Trending here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4d3XXng0xe1vcHCTDYO-azt ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #haarp #valenciafloods #spainfloods