Heavy Rain in Dubai Floods Roads With Abandoned Vehicles
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Published 2024-04-16
The heavy rains that caused widespread flooding across the desert nation stemmed partly from cloud seeding. The UAE started cloud seeding operations in 2002 to address water security issues, even though the lack of drainage in many areas can trigger flooding.
The Gulf state’s National Center of Meteorology dispatched seeding planes from Al Ain airport on Monday and Tuesday to take advantage of convective cloud formations, according to Ahmed Habib, a specialist meteorologist. That technique involves implanting chemicals and tiny particles — often natural salts such as potassium chloride — into the atmosphere to coax more rain from clouds.
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All Comments (21)
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This is what happens when you play with nature.
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The arrogance thinking u can mess with Mother Nature 😅
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Toofan ❎ Azaab ✅
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Car ❌ water boat ✅
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They should have used some of their petrol dollars to build drains and a sewage system
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Remember the time when, if you told someone that scientists and governments were trying to manipulate the weather you’d sound crazy?? Well…
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Habibi come to Dubai ❌ Habibi, hum toh Dubgaye ✅
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Dubai ❌ Dub gayi ✅
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To much cloud seeding?😂
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Look what happens with a day or two of raining. Imagine 40 days and 40 nights of nonstop torrential downpour
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Camels in the desert are now dreaming of owning boats habibi 🌝
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Oni nie znaja prawdziwego boga tylko wlasne ego i pieniadze 😢
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Never mess with Nature.. cloud seeding 😂😂
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That's what happens when you fuck around with mother nature
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Who could predict that building a mega city on a flood plain in the middle of a desert was a bad idea
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Love seeing those expensive cars under water 😂😂😂😂😂
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This happens bcz of Dubai now onwards not following the rules of an islam so its raining I hope all muslims understood
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The same people that are trying to shut down the Farms
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With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn't really pour or flood - at least nothing like the rain in Dubai
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Habibi knows how to ride car in desert but doesn't Know how to ride in flood 😂😂
