Drones are zapping clouds with electricity to create rain in United
Arab Emirates project
The United Arab Emirates, parched from heatwaves and an arid climate,
is testing new technology to zap clouds with electricity to
artificially create rain.
Similar forms of cloud seeding have existing for decades. But the
process has typically used salt flairs and has come with concerns
about the environment, expenses and effectiveness, according to the
Desert Research Institute and CNN.
So the UAE is now testing a new method that has drones fly into clouds
to give them an electric shock to trigger rain production, the BBC and
CNN have previously reported.
The project is getting renewed interest after the UAE's National
Center of Meteorology recently published a series of videos on
Instagram of heavy rain in parts of the country. Water gushed past
trees, and cars drove on rain-soaked roads. The videos were
accompanied by radar images of clouds tagged "#cloudseeding."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2021/07/21/cloud-seeding-uae-artificial-rain-drones-electricity/8040330002/
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