Freak UAE rain showers manmade

Posted by: abubaker Sunday, 29 March 2009 8:54 AM[UAE] - uae

I hope those scientist do more tests here in uae especially abudhabi, as rain is something that rarely happens. I was delighted to see the rain as it cooled the rather hot and humid abudhabi. Although the wind on wednesday was somehow freaky and very unusual. I also heared that this weather was from saudi arabia applying their weather system.

Posted by: Emron Llah Saturday, 10 May 2008 11:15 AM[UAE] - UAE

What chemical was used? Many years ago the Russians did the same thing using silver chloride. It worked but the chemical is toxic and was stopped (except over unpopulated areas, eg forests and deserts).

Posted by: Joanna Pogulis Saturday, 10 May 2008 6:48 AM[UAE] - UAE

Since I have seen the movie: The Avengers (1998) I have been fascinated with ?making weather?. When last week just before leaving for work around 8am heard thunders and then seen lightning (Dubai), looked through the windows to see very strange dark clouds as we see them in Johannesburg just before a thunder storm (Johannesburg has lots of metal in the ground causing it to be a city with most lightning). The Dubai rain however was not that strong but what made me scared is a very powerful wind out of nowhere which I did not see in Dubai yet (living here last 3 years), just as if beginning of cyclone (you should have seen the garden/park for those few seconds). I do understand that the region is desperate for rain however God and Mother Nature have created a balance via million/billion of years and playing God is not healthy and am convinced that if we do one thing we unbalance another. I personally am not worried about motorists as people will have to learn and quickly, what concerns more is Mother Nature's retaliation.

Posted by: sajjad ali Thursday, 8 May 2008 2:15 PM[UAE] - uae

how thender lighting and wind came in this rain.

Posted by: Harry Barracuda Thursday, 8 May 2008 10:24 AM[UAE] - Bahrain

They do this in Thailand every year when the reservoirs are running low, or the forests are ablaze.