Making water in a desert, from sunlight and air
3 years, 5 months ago

Making water in a desert, from sunlight and air

CNN  

Dubai CNN — Mineralizing rivers, desalinating oceans, drilling into the ground. Alamy/Alamy Stock Photo Desalination — To overcome water scarcity and meet increasing demand, MENA countries have long been producing their own water. Alamy/Alamy Stock Photo Desalination — According to the International Desalination Association, more than 300 million people around the world rely on desalinated water for their everyday needs. AFP/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Cloud seeding — The United Arab Emirates has invested in another solution to tackle the water problem -- rainfall-enhancing technology called cloud seeding. DeAgostini/Getty Images The Middle East and North Africa's battle against water scarcity Prev Next SOURCE has installed its hydropanels around the world at hospitals, schools and work sites that have difficulties accessing water.

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Here’s why experts don’t think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai’s downpour
8 months, 1 week ago

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

Associated Press  

With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn’t really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab Emirates and paralyzed Dubai, meteorologists said. “It’s most certainly not cloud seeding,” said private meteorologist Ryan Maue, former chief scientist at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Many of the people pointing to cloud seeding are …

Dubai rain: What is cloud seeding and why does UAE need it? Explained
8 months, 1 week ago

Dubai rain: What is cloud seeding and why does UAE need it? Explained

Hindustan Times  

Heavy rainfall on Tuesday brought Dubai to a standstill. In a video shared by popular YouTuber Nas Daily last year, he gave people an insight into how this UAE city creates rain for itself. In the video, Nas Daily first explains how Dubai is a "very dry" city with less rain. Watch the video shared by Nas Daily here: According …

Dubai Floods Due to Artificial Rain or Climate Change? What is UAE's Cloud Seeding Programme?
8 months, 1 week ago

Dubai Floods Due to Artificial Rain or Climate Change? What is UAE's Cloud Seeding Programme?

News 18  

The desert city of Dubai was soaked in 25 cm of rain in just 24 hours. Climatologist Friederike Otto said it is highly likely that the “deadly and destructive rain in Oman and Dubai was made heavier by human-caused climate change,” as quoted by news agency AFP. The Gulf state’s National Center of Meteorology dispatched seeding planes from Al Ain …

How is man-made rain created?
3 years, 5 months ago

How is man-made rain created?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UAE’s weather bureau told Gulf News that cloud seeding operations were helping to enhance rainfall in the region. …

Dubai is making its own fake rain to beat 122F heat
3 years, 5 months ago

Dubai is making its own fake rain to beat 122F heat

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And according to the UAE’s National Center of Meteorology, the precipitation was enhanced by cloud seeding operations to increase …

Scientists are zapping clouds with electricity to make it rain
3 years, 6 months ago

Scientists are zapping clouds with electricity to make it rain

CNN  

CNN — With a harsh, desert climate and an average rainfall of just four inches a year, the United Arab Emirates needs more freshwater. AFP/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Cloud seeding — The United Arab Emirates has invested in another solution to tackle the water problem -- rainfall-enhancing technology called cloud seeding. MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Cloud seeding — The UAE conducted 242 cloud …

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