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1. www.bbc.com › news › science-environment-68839043What is cloud seeding and did it cause Dubai flooding? - BBC

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   Dubai has been hit by record floods, sparking misleading speculation about cloud seeding.

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     The crazy ways humans are trying to control the weather

     The world was shocked by the record-breaking rainfall in Dubai last month. The desert city was inundated with more rain in a few days than typically falls in an entire year, killing at least 20 people across the United Arab Emirates and neighboring Oman.

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4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › science-environment-68839043What is cloud seeding and did it cause Dubai flooding? - BBC

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   Apr 17, 2024 · Cloud seeding is generally deployed when conditions of wind, moisture and dust are insufficient to lead to rain. In the last week, forecasters had warned of a high flooding risk across the Gulf ...

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5. theconversation.com › the-weather-experiment-thatThe weather experiment that really flooded Dubai

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   Apr 24, 2024 · Across UAE and Oman, 21 people lost their lives. The heavy rain of Tuesday April 16 was initially blamed on “cloud seeding”: a method of stimulating precipitation by injecting clouds with tiny ...

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7. apnews.com › article › dubai-united-arab-emiratesDubai flooding: Experts don't think cloud seeding played a ...

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   Apr 18, 2024 · Here’s why experts don’t think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai’s downpour. A man walks along a road barrier among floodwater caused by heavy rain on Sheikh Zayed Road highway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Christopher Pike) With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn’t really pour or flood ...

8. www.cbsnews.com › news › what-is-cloud-seeding-andWhat is cloud seeding and did it play any role in the Dubai ...

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   Apr 19, 2024 · The UAE's National Center of Meteorology launched the Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science to advance the technology, saying that for dryer regions across the world, cloud seeding "could ...

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   Is cloud seeding causing flash flooding in Dubai?

   • Heavy rain has triggered flash flooding in Dubai. But those who blame cloud seeding are misguided. Motorists drive along a flooded street following heavy rains in Dubai early on April 17, 2024. GIUSEPPE CACACE/Getty Images Dubai is underwater.

   No, Dubai’s Floods Weren’t Caused by Cloud Seeding

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   Did cloud seeding cause Dubai's floods?

   • But by flying a lot of missions, half with cloud seeding and half without, and measuring rainfall between the two, meteorologists eventually showed that cloud seeding did modify rain rates in some storms. That’s not what caused Dubai’s floods though. Cloud seeding works – but not that well. Fanw/Shutterstock

   The weather experiment that really flooded Dubai

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   Does cloud seeding encourage clouds around Dubai to drop water?

   • "Even if cloud seeding did encourage clouds around Dubai to drop water, the atmosphere would have likely been carrying more water to form clouds in the first place, because of climate change", says Dr Otto. Cloud seeding is generally deployed when conditions of wind, moisture and dust are insufficient to lead to rain.

   What is cloud seeding and did it cause Dubai flooding? - BBC

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   Why is cloud seeding a problem in the UAE?

   • News reports and social media posts were quick to point the blame at cloud seeding. The UAE has a long-running program for trying to squeeze more rain out of the clouds that pass over the normally arid region—it has a team of pilots who spray salt particles into passing storms to encourage more water to form.

   No, Dubai’s Floods Weren’t Caused by Cloud Seeding

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10. www.cnn.com › 2024/04/17 › weatherWhat is cloud seeding and does it work? | CNN

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    Apr 17, 2024 · A torrent of rain on Tuesday flooded parts of Dubai, turned streets into rivers and shut down the world’s second-busiest airport for a time — a deluge of water that triggered the question: Was ...

11. www.wired.com › story › dubai-flooding-uae-cloudNo, Dubai’s Floods Weren’t Caused by Cloud Seeding | WIRED

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    Apr 17, 2024 · Heavy rain has triggered flash flooding in Dubai. But those who blame cloud seeding are misguided. Motorists drive along a flooded street following heavy rains in Dubai early on April 17, 2024.