AFP reported. A Bloomberg report attributed the heavy rains to cloud seeding, a process in which chemicals and tiny particles are implanted into the atmosphere to coax more rain from clouds.
The United Arab Emirates resorted to cloud seeding technique in 2002 in a bid to address water security issues. Bloomberg quoted Specialist meteorologist Ahmed Habib as saying seeding planes carried out seven missions over the past two days, indicating that this could also be an immediate trigger.Milestone Alert!
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