A view of the street after heavy rains as negative climate condition impact life in Dubai.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–The National Center of Meteorology, a federal government taskforce accountable for cloud seeding objectives in the United Arab Emirates, rejected reports that it performed the weather condition adjustment method in the run-up to heavy storms throughout the nation, for that reason intensifying flooding in locations like Dubai.
The company informed CNBC that it did not dispatch pilots for seeding operations before or throughout the storm that struck the UAE on Tuesday.
Omar Al Yazeedi, deputy director general of the NCM, stated the firm “did not conduct any seeding operations during this event.”
He included, “One of the basic principles of cloud seeding is that you have to target clouds in its early stage before it rains, if you have a severe thunderstorm situation then it is too late to conduct any seeding operation.”
A basic view of the stranded automobiles in the flooded location after heavy rains as heavy rains adversely impact life in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on April 17,2024
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On Tuesday, the nation experienced its heaviest rainstorm to date, with more than 250 millimeters (10 inches) of rains in the Emirate of Al Ain, according to NCM figures, and taping more than 100 mm in locations likeDubai The yearly rains in the UAE averages in between 140 to 200 mm.
The NCM rejection follows an earlier Bloomberg report, in which Ahmed Habib, an expert meteorologist, had actually stated that the Tuesday rains had actually stemmed partially from cloud seeding. Habib later on informed CNBC that 6 pilots had actually flown objectives as part of routine procedure, however had actually not seeded any clouds. CNBC was unable to separately validate the reports.
Cloud seeding, a procedure utilized to improve rains, has actually been an important part of the UAE’s objective to fix water scarcities. Seeding objectives were presented in the 1990 s, and more than 1,000 hours of cloud seeding are now carried out each year.
The NCM stated it had actually tracked the inbound heavy rains however did not target any clouds throughout that duration, associating the storm to natural rains.
The deputy director general included: “We take the safety of our people, pilots, and aircrafts very seriously. The NCM does not conduct cloud seeding operations during extreme weather events.”
A view of immersed automobiles at a street after heavy rains in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on April 17, 2024.
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The Gulf state has actually experienced an increase in rains in the last couple of years, and rainfall is anticipated to increase by 15%-30% in the coming years, according to a report from the science journal Nature.
Traditionally identified by its desert environment and limited rains, the UAE has actually experienced shifts in weather condition patterns with time as an effect of environment modification.
The UAE federal government’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority released cautions on social networks platform X ahead of the unsteady climate condition and advised locals to stay at home and stick to security standards.
The UAE’s facilities and structures are created to withstand weather condition patterns common to the area, such as very little rains. The Emirates’ drain systems had a hard time to cope throughout the unmatched rainstorms, leading to flooded roadways and airports and stopping the nation’s primary operations.
Vehicles are stranded on a flooded street following heavy rains in Dubai early on April 17,2024 Dubai, the Middle East’s monetary center, has actually been immobilized by the downpour that triggered floods throughout the UAE and Bahrain and left 18 dead in Oman on April 14 and 15.
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