January 2020 cloud seeding experiment in the United Arab Emirates

A cloud seeding experiment conducted by the UAE National Center of Meteorology & Seismology as part of The UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science.

A flooded street in Dubai during the cloud seeding rains
Hotel flooding during the cloud seeding rains.

On January 9 2020 the National Center of Meteorology & Seismology began five cloud seeding flights in the late afternoon.[1] The center was testing a new technique and material developed by Prof. Linda Zou which “elongates the condensation process [inside clouds] as it enlarges the cloud droplets more than the conventional material… This results in larger numbers of water droplets during rainfall amounting to up to triple times the old method.”[2]

References
  1. Elsa, Evangeline. "Rain in UAE: Yes, we are cloud seeding". Gulf News. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. Mackenzie, Laura. "Bringing in the rain: Has the UAE's cloud-seeding program gone too far?". WIRED. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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