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    The UAE has been using cloud seeding since the 1990s to increase rainfall. Some are wondering if it is behind the historic flooding that hit Dubai.

  • Desert city of Dubai floods, is cloud seeding to blame?

    Heavy rain lashed several parts of the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday dumping over a year and a halfrsquos worth of rain on the desert city-state of Dubai in hours and flooding portions of major highways and its international airportThe heavy downpour that caused widespread flooding in Dubai and other parts of the UAE stemmed partly from cloud seeding experts said The UAE located in one of the hottest and driest regions on earth is one of the pioneers in using cloud seeding technology to...

  • No, Dubai’s Floods Weren’t Caused By Cloud Seeding

    Dubai is underwater. Heavy storms have caused flash flooding across the United Arab Emirates, leading to shocking scenes circulating on social media: Cars abandoned by the roadside, planes sloshing through flooded runways. Hundreds of flights have been canceled at Dubai’s busy international airport, and at least 18 people have died in neighboring Oman. 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...