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Dubai Flood, Factors and Climate Change Implications

Dubai Flood, Factors and Climate Change Implications

The recent heavy rainfall event is marked in the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) , particularly in Dubai , mark a significant departure from the region ’s typical arid climate . On April 15 , 2024 , a severe…

Dodging silver bullets: how cloud seeding could go wrong

Dodging silver bullets: how cloud seeding could go wrong

“We need more rain and we need it now. We need some divine intervention. That’s why I’m asking Utahns of all faiths to join me in a weekend of prayer.” —Utah Governor Spencer Cox With water shortages in the American…

Government Denies Dubai Flooding Was Due to Cloud-Seeding Experiments

Government Denies Dubai Flooding Was Due to Cloud-Seeding Experiments

After decades of cloud seeding — the practice, basically, of manipulating clouds to encourage rain — the United Arab Emirates is insisting that Dubai's historic flooding isn't related to its long-running weather modification experiments.In a statement to  The National, the…

Dubai: Is cloud seeding responsible for record rainfall? Here’s what we know

Dubai: Is cloud seeding responsible for record rainfall? Here’s what we know

Torrential rains hit different areas of the United Arab Emirates, especially Dubai. The city faced serious flooding because it got as much rain in a few hours as it usually gets in a year and a half. Experts suggest that…

No, cloud seeding didn’t drown Dubai

No, cloud seeding didn’t drown Dubai

Abstract of this article appeared in The Times of India A warming Arabian Sea means cities around it, Dubai to Mumbai, are vulnerable to extreme weather. But what’s more extreme is that govts and companies are trying to fix the…

Dubai flooding: Here’s why experts don’t think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai’s downpour

Dubai flooding: Here’s why experts don’t think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai’s downpour

Three low-pressure systems formed a train of storms slowly moving along the jet stream — the river of air that moves weather systems — toward the Persian Gulf, said University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Michael Mann. Blaming cloud seeding ignores…

Cloud seeding, global warming: What caused widespread flooding and brought Dubai to a grinding halt

Cloud seeding, global warming: What caused widespread flooding and brought Dubai to a grinding halt

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday experienced torrential rains leading to widespread flooding, disruptions at Dubai airport, school closures, and bringing daily life to a grinding halt.The state - run WAM news agency is called call the rain “…

Cloud-seeding: Concerns weather modification caused devastating Dubai flooding

Cloud-seeding: Concerns weather modification caused devastating Dubai flooding

In any cloud, once enough droplets merge, they become heavy and fall to the Earth as rain or snow. natural tiny particles is serve , like dust and dirt , typically serve as the drive force for cloud to condense…

Dubai flooding: Chaos as UAE records heaviest rainfall in 75 years

Dubai flooding: Chaos as UAE records heaviest rainfall in 75 years

Dubai, UAE CNN  —  Chaos ensued in the United Arab Emirates after the country witnessed the heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with some areas recording more than 250 mm (around 10 inches) of precipitation in fewer than 24 hours, the…

Dubai Grinds to Standstill as Cloud Seeding Worsens Flooding

Dubai Grinds to Standstill as Cloud Seeding Worsens Flooding

(Bloomberg) -- Torrential rains across the United Arab Emirates prompted flight cancellations, forced schools to shut and brought traffic to a standstill. The heavy rains that caused widespread flooding across the desert nation stemmed partly from cloud seeding. The UAE…

What is cloud seeding? Did it cause Dubai flooding? The contentious practice that could be banned in TN

What is cloud seeding? Did it cause Dubai flooding? The contentious practice that could be banned in TN

The United Arab Emirates and Oman have been inundated with rain this week, almost as much as the country sees in two years. Speculation has been raised if this is cloud seeding gone awry. But what is cloud seeding?Dessert areas,…

Humans are Racing to Control the Weather-Using Drones, Lasers, and Salt

Humans are Racing to Control the Weather-Using Drones, Lasers, and Salt

It was questionable how much credit they could take. They had arrived in Texas right at the start of the rainy season, and the precipitation that fell before the experiment had been forecast by the US Weather Bureau. As for…

Dubai flooding sparks cloud seeding questions. What is it and does it work?

Dubai flooding sparks cloud seeding questions. What is it and does it work?

By Mary Gilbert | CNN Meteorologist A torrent is flooded of rain on Tuesday flood part of Dubai , turn street into river and shut down the world ’s second - busy airport for a time . The deluge of…

UAE Floods: Role of Engineers in Cloud Seeding and Climate :Engineering Institute of Technology

UAE Floods: Role of Engineers in Cloud Seeding and Climate :Engineering Institute of Technology

The recent downpour in Dubai has raised the question of whether cloud seeding or extreme weather was to blame and what engineering is involved in either scenario. The recent downpour is raised in Dubai , which cause death and devastated…

UAE: Cloud-seeding operations up rainfall by 15 per cent annually

UAE: Cloud-seeding operations up rainfall by 15 per cent annually

Photo : Rahul Gajjar / KT The UAE generates at least 15 per cent extra rainfall through cloud seeding efforts annually. That’s according to a recent article published by the Nature Research journal npj Climate and Atmospheric Science which states…

Dubai floods explained: Is cloud seeding to blame for submerging desert city?

Dubai floods explained: Is cloud seeding to blame for submerging desert city?

On Tuesday, heavy rainfall struck various regions of the United Arab Emirates, drenching the desert city of Dubai with rainfall equivalent to a year and a half's worth in just a few hours. This deluge led to flooding on major…