More rain fell in the United Arab Emirates in 24 hours than in about two years. Images of flooded streets, stuck cars on highways, and chaos at the airport went around the world.
An expert and several social media users want to know the reason for the extreme weather in Dubai and the surrounding area. The precipitation is said to have been partially caused by a method of weather manipulation, so-called cloud seeding. The method has been used in the Emirates since the 2000s to counteract the increasing heat and drought in the region. According to a report by the US portal, around 300 missions are carried out each year in the UAE and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa. In the UAE, it rains around 100 to 150 millimeters a year. Up to 254 millimeters fell on Tuesday alone. There were also severe storms and hail. The Center for Meteorology (NCM) said on Wednesday evening that the rainfall in the desert region was the heaviest since weather records began 75 years ago. The meteorologist from the NCM shared his explosive theory with the news portal.