UAE to carry out hundreds of cloud-seeding missions in 2024 to tackle water scarcity

[Caribbeans]

Hygroscopic flares are released during a cloud seeding flight operated by the National Center of Meteorology, between Al Ain and Al Hayer in UAE, on August 24, 2022. (Reuters)

UAE to carry out hundreds of cloud-seeding missions in 2024 to tackle water scarcity

From shooting hygroscopic salt flares into the clouds to deploying unmanned aerial vehicles, the country uses a variety of methods to force rainfall and thereby ensure water security

Jennifer Bell | Al Arabiya English | 18 January 2024

Meteorological experts are expected to carry out as many as 300 cloud-seeding missions across the United Arab Emirates in 2024 to encourage rainfall and tackle water scarcity.

The UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science – National Center of Meteorology (UAEREP-NCM) – the task force behind the country’s cloud-seeding program – told Al Arabiya English that the UAE, located in one of the hottest and most arid regions on earth, has been leading the effort to seed clouds and increase precipitation for more than 23 years.

In the UAE, the confluence of climate change impacts and a burgeoning population has intensified the pressure on water resources. This escalating demand has propelled the UAE, traditionally dependent on desalination plants utilizing seawater, into a critical juncture.

Rising global temperatures and shifting weather patterns have exacerbated water scarcity issues, placing additional strain on the UAE's already limited freshwater sources. As the population continues to grow, the urgency to address the mounting water demands has become more pronounced.

“The UAE carries out nearly 300 cloud-seeding missions each year, and the frequency can vary based on factors such as weather patterns, cloud availability, and climatic conditions,” an NCM official told Al Arabiya English, adding a “roughly” similar number of missions is likely to be carried out in 2024, depending on the availability of “amenable clouds.”...more
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2024/01/18/UAE-to-carry-out-hundreds-of-cloud-seeding-missions-in-2024-to-tackle-water-scarcity

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Curious to learn more about Cloud Seeding.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1127173390

1. Rwnj conspiracy theory - not being used over usa
Thu Apr 11, 2024, 06:33 PM
Has been tested, but not in use. Lots of science.
Lots of bs

2. This
Thu Apr 11, 2024, 06:45 PM
Sorry but thats as nutty as chemtrails.
Not saying it isnt worth experimenting with to slow climate change. If it hurt folksʻ breathing it would not be happening and I have no evidence it is in use.
The right embracing the idea that the govt wants to kill our own people is a mystery to me.
Collect taxes to pay for your existence.
Step 1- kill your taxpayers
Step 2-
Step 3- profit!
Hoping the PT continues to go well. They make such a positive difference!

Looks like the DU Experts on Cloud Seeding were, once again, full of S(omething).

[mahina]

1. Hiya, could you please clarify for me what bs you see

In the Thu Apr 11, 2024, 06:45 PM post? That text looked awfully familiar… And then I remember that I wrote that and I think it’s true. Am I wrong? How so?
Cheeries, and thanks heaps.

[mahina]

2. Oh- you think the cloud seeding causes the flood?

Causation and correlation- but I guess it’s not impossible. It seems very unlikely because we are having an increase of intense flooding all over the world, droughts, as well as many other changes in rainfall where there is no cloud seeding. Here we have a decreasing overall rainfall projected, but it comes in faster than the land can absorb it. We just had intense floods on Kauaʻi.

Curious to hear about your conclusions. 🤙🏼