Did cloud seeding cause Dubai flooding? What to know about the science


by Global News

Global News— The United Arab Emirates saw its heaviest rainfall recorded and parts of Dubai remain flooded. The UAE uses cloud seeding to create more rain. Could it have caused the flood?

BBC—What is cloud seeding and did it cause Dubai flooding?. Dubai has been hit by record floods over the past 24 hours, sparking misleading speculation about cloud seeding. So how unusual was the...

Al Jazeera—Did cloud seeding cause Dubai floods? Why experts say no. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was inundated with water on Tuesday after storms dumped more than a year and a half's rain in just a few...

University of Reading—Cloud seeding did not cause Dubai floods expert says. Professor Maarten Ambaum, a meteorologist at the University of Reading who has studied rainfall patterns in the Gulf region, said: “This was...