It’s so hot in Dubai that the government is artificially creating rainstorms

With temperatures in Dubai regularly exceeding 115 degrees Fahrenheit, the government has decided to get the hot weather under control.

Scientists in the United Arab Emirates are let it rain – Artificially – using electric charges from drones to manipulate the weather and impose rainfall in desert lands. A meteorological video was released this week showing heavy rain over Ras Al Khaimah, as well as several other areas.

The new method of rainclouds shows promise in helping to alleviate drought conditions around the world, without many of the environmental problems such as previous methods of igniting salt.

The United Arab Emirates receives about 4 inches of rain annually. The government hopes that regular cloud cover to generate rain will help mitigate some of the annual heat waves in the arid country.

According to research from the University of Reading in the UK, scientists caused storms using drones, causing clouds to collide with electricity, causing large raindrops to fall. Large raindrops are essential in warm countries, where small drops often evaporate before they reach the ground.

Mansour Abulhoul, the UAE ambassador to the UK, said during a visit: “It is moving to believe that the rainfall technology you saw today, which is still under development, could one day support water-scarce countries like the UAE. “. For me the University of Reading in May appeared on New Technology Shows.

“Of course, our ability to manipulate the weather is weak compared to the forces of nature,” Vice Chancellor Robert van de Noort said during the visit. “We recognize that as a university we have a huge role to play, working with global partners to understand and help prevent the worst effects of climate change.”

In 2017, university researchers committed $1.5 million to fund what they call “the science of rain enhancement,” also known as man-made rain showers. The UAE’s total investment in rain seeding projects is $15 million, which is part of the “state campaign to ensure water safety.”

“The groundwater level is dropping dramatically in the UAE,” said Martin Ambum, a professor and meteorologist at the University of Reading. For BBC News. The goal is to try to help with the rain.

The UAE is one of the first countries in the Gulf region to adopt cloud seeding technology. The National Center of Meteorology said. A version of the concept is used by at least eight states in the western United States at Scientific American.