There are a few reasons for this. First: Even the most optimistic assessments of cloud seeding say that it can increase rainfall by a maximum of 25 percent annually.

After nearly two years’ worth of rain flooded the Dubai region Tuesday, attention quickly shifted to cloud seeding and whether it could have been a factor in the deluge. The geoengineering ...

Dubai is known for using planes to help prompt precipitation over the region. But experts say it did not play a role in this week's historic downpour. But experts say it did not play a role ...

Dubai has been hit by record floods over the past 24 hours, sparking misleading speculation about cloud seeding. So how unusual was the rainfall and what were the reasons behind the extreme downpours?

Cloud seeding adds more of those particles to the air. Aircraft fly through existing clouds and inject the tiny particles, like silver iodide, with the goal of creating more water or ice droplets.

A taxi drives through a flooded street following heavy rains in Dubai, UAE, early on April 17, 2024. The Middle East's financial center, has been paralyzed by torrential rain that caused floods ...

DUBAI has been forced to deny the horrific floods paralysing the city have been self-inflicted through their infamous cloud seeding operations. The glitzy city has come to a standstill as a years w… ...

Dubai has seen historic flooding. The internet quickly blamed cloud seeding. Here's what to know about artificial rain and if it could come to Arizona.

Dubai is situated on the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is usually very dry. But while it receives less than 100mm (3.9in) a year of rainfall on average, it does experience occasional ...