{"id":403030,"date":"2025-09-18T12:50:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=403030"},"modified":"2025-09-18T12:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:50:15","slug":"house-hearing-with-meteorologist-chris-martz-dr-roger-pielke-jr-on-playing-god-with-the-weather-a-disastrous-forecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=403030","title":{"rendered":"House Hearing with Meteorologist Chris Martz &amp; Dr. Roger Pielke Jr. on Playing God with the Weather \u2013 A Disastrous Forecast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"393\" data-attachment-id=\"403032\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=403032\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0chris-martz.webp?fit=1320%2C717&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1320,717\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0chris-martz\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0chris-martz.webp?fit=723%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0chris-martz.webp?resize=723%2C393&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A man in a suit and tie is speaking at a hearing, with a nameplate reading 'Mr. Martz' in front of him. Several individuals can be seen seated behind him.\" class=\"wp-image-403032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0chris-martz.webp?resize=1024%2C556&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0chris-martz.webp?resize=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0chris-martz.webp?resize=768%2C417&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0chris-martz.webp?resize=1200%2C652&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0chris-martz.webp?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2025\/09\/16\/house-hearing-with-meteorologist-chris-martz-dr-roger-pielke-jr-on-playing-god-with-the-weather-a-disastrous-forecast\/\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/2025\/09\/16\/house-hearing-with-meteorologist-chris-martz-dr-roger-pielke-jr-on-playing-god-with-the-weather-a-disastrous-forecast\/\">From CLIMATE DEPOT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/author\/admin\/\">By&nbsp;Admin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nzm5xYtsxzM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/hearing\/playing-god-with-the-weather-a-disastrous-forecast\">https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/hearing\/playing-god-with-the-weather-a-disastrous-forecast<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Playing God with the Weather \u2013 A Disastrous Forecast<br>Subject<br>Playing God with the Weather \u2013 A Disastrous Forecast<br>Date<br>September 16, 2025<br>Time<br>10:00 am<br>Place<br>HVC-210<br>Delivering on Government Efficiency<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Witnesses and testimonies:Dr. Roger Pielke Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senior Fellow<br>American Enterprise Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pielke-Written-Testimony.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Document<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Christopher Martz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meteorologist\/Policy Analyst<br>Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Martz-Written-Testimony.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Document<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael MacCracken (Minority Witness)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief Scientist for Climate Change Programs<br>Climate Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MacCracken-Written-Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Document<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meteorologist&nbsp;Christopher Martz\u2019s testimony:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Martz-Written-Testimony.pdf\">Martz-Written-Testimony<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A House Oversight Committee hearing delved into the risks of &#8220;playing God with the weather,&#8221; focusing on potential disasters from human attempts to manipulate climate and weather patterns. 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