Speculation 'cloud seeding' caused Dubai record rainfall refuted by experts blaming climate change
by Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation— Speculation swirled on social media that the weather technology was to blame for the largest ever rainfall Dubai has seen. But experts say the record rains were on a totally different scale to what seeding would produce.
Sky News—What is cloud seeding and did it cause record rainfall in Dubai?. A record amount of rainfall was said to have caused "absolute carnage" in Dubai on Tuesday - with schools closed, flights suspended and people working from home. More than 14cm (5.6 inches) of rain soaked the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city on Tuesday - the heaviest rainfall there since records began in 1949, the state-run WAM news agency said. As people in Dubai continue to face disruption due to the downpours, some have suggested the rain could have been caused by a practice carried out by...
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...