Dubai Weather Chaos: UAE’s Artificial Rain Creation Linked to Dubai Rain and Floods

Cloud seeding, a weather modification technique aimed at enhancing precipitation, has raised concerns about its impact despite its potential benefits. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where water resources are under pressure due to low rainfall and high temperatures, cloud seeding has been pioneered as an innovative solution.

The process involves monitoring atmospheric conditions and identifying suitable clouds for seeding based on precipitation patterns, followed by the deployment of specialized aircraft equipped with hygroscopic flares containing salt material components to stimulate cloud growth and augment rainfall. The UAE’s Rain Enhancement Program (UAEREP), managed by the Emirates’ National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), spearheads the cloud seeding program and has collaborated with scientific and technical research institutions to enhance its capabilities.

The program focuses on analyzing the physical and chemical characteristics of the UAE’s atmosphere to identify an effective agent for stimulating cloud growth. To ensure the safety and sustainability of its operations, the NCM has established a national network of weather stations for monitoring and refrains from using harmful chemicals in its cloud seeding program, instead employing natural salts as seeding agents.

The NCM has also developed its own seeding agent known as nano material, which is currently undergoing trials and experimentation to assess its effectiveness in enhancing precipitation. Despite these measures, concerns have been raised about the potential implications of cloud seeding on natural weather patterns.

Some argue that exceptional weather conditions like storms and heavy rainfall may be nature’s way of “pushing back” against human interventions like cloud seeding, prompting caution about “tinkering” with the natural order of things.