UAE has found a solution to the water crisis, now with the help of science this big work is going to be done
The effects of climate change, along with diversification in tourism and other sectors of the population and economy, have increased the demand for water in the UAE which is dependent on expensive desalination plants that use seawater.
The United Arab Emirates is one of the hottest and driest regions on Earth. In such a situation, he is constantly trying to keep his land cool and the environment accessible. In this episode, the UAE is preparing to seed the clouds and increase rainfall.
In this effort, as a twin-turboprop plane with dozens of salt canisters attached to its wings takes off under the burning desert sun, UAE Meteorological Department official Abdullah Al-Hammadi looks at the weather on a computer screen for cloud formations. Let's scan the map.
According to Reuters news agency, at 9,000 feet above sea level, the plane emits a glow of salt in the most promising white clouds, which are expected to rain.
The impacts of climate change, along with a growing population and diversification of tourism and other sectors of the economy, have increased the demand for water in the UAE, which is dependent on expensive desalination plants that use seawater.
Hamadi, the head of the UAE's National Meteorological Center, said
Hamadi, head of rain augmentation operations at the UAE's National Meteorological Centre, said: "Cloud seeding requires the existence of rain clouds and is a problem. The rate of precipitation increases by about 10 percent to 30 percent per year. As per our calculations, the cloud seeding operation has a much lower cost as compared to the desalination process.
UAE officials told
The effects of climate change, along with a growing population and a diversifying economy in tourism and other sectors, have fueled the demand for water in the UAE, which relies on expensive desalination plants that use seawater. Officials believe that cloud seeding can help.
Scientists in Abu Dhabi are shooting hygroscopic, or water-attracting, salt flares with the release of salt nanoparticles, a new technique, into clouds, to stimulate and accelerate the condensation process and, hopefully, the formation of droplets. The output would be enough to fall as rain.