The UAE’s National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) is trialling a new method of cloud seeding in the northern and eastern parts of the country. The new material includes nano-technology which aims to make the process more effective, resulting in more rainfall.
Cloud seeding has been carried out in the UAE for the past two decades, with over 200 flights taking place in 2017. Technologies have evolved over time and practices have become more effective, offering an additional water source to a country which typically has less than 120 millimetres of rainfall per year.
How does it work?
The new technology injects salt crystals with a titanium dioxide nanoparticle coating into existing, convective clouds with the hope of making rain particles denser, and more likely to fall. The UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement (UAEREP) has been testing the method in the lab with much success.
source : https://whatson.ae/dubai/2019/09/uae-launches-nano-technology-to-make-cloud-seeding-more-effective/