The Economic Times

In 1947, Project Cirrus scientists dropped 80 pounds of dry ice into a hurricane for weather manipulation. The storm suddenly turned and hit Georgia, causing $2 million loss

A little-known experiment in 1947 saw scientists test an unusual idea by releasing dry ice into a hurricane over the Atlantic. The project was meant to explore whether cloud seeding could influence a powerful storm, but what happened afterward led to public anger and raised questions about how much humans could really control the weather. The episode later became an important chapter in the history of hurricane research and weather modification.