A Feb. 11 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a photo of a circular, red cloud formation above a map of Turkey and northern Syria.
"#HAARP cloud; then weeks later; massive EARTHQUAKES AND DEATH," reads the post's caption.
It was liked more than 100 times in two weeks. Identical posts on other Instagram accounts have accumulated additional likes.
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The cloud in the image is a lenticular cloud, which is formed when air flows over mountains, experts said. Cloud formations cannot impact or predict earthquakes. The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP, does not have the ability to create or influence natural disasters.
The cloud seen in the social media post was not man-made and has no connection to the multiple earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria, killing over 41,000 people.
The unusual cloud, which was spotted in Bursa, Turkey, on Jan. 19, is a lenticular cloud, said Anna Jaruga, an atmospheric scientist with the California Institute of Technology.
"(Lenticular) clouds are usually formed when strong winds blow over and around the mountains," she said. "It is not possible for HAARP to create such clouds."
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