In an effort to cope with the extremely hot weather in Dubai, the UAE government has created artificial rain.
The rain was caused by the use of drones that flew into the clouds and released an electric charge, thus stimulating them and causing rainfall. The temperature in the hot city had recently reached 50 degrees Celsius.
Artificial rain is part of a mission to increase rainfall in the UAE. According to the Daily Mail, due to the rains, water has accumulated on various highways, thus making it difficult for people to drive.
On Sunday, the UAE National Meteorological Agency released a video of heavy rainfall.
Planning works! #Dubai started to invest $15 million in 2017 in 9 rain making projects. So this is the result of heavy fake rain now in July to beat the heat and replenishing water sources.#climate #water #rain #tech #UAE #MiddleEast #technology pic.twitter.com/pI8geKwedH
- Shahriar Sabet (hshahriarsabet) July 21, 2021
The drone system for causing artificial rain is being run by Professor Maarten Ambaum of the University of Reading in England.
In 2017, the UAE government invested $ 15 million in 9 different rain improvement projects.
