UAE government unit denies cloud seeding took place before Dubai floods
The NCM denial follows an earlier Bloomberg report, in which Ahmed Habib, a specialist meteorologist, had said that the Tuesday rains had stemmed partly from cloud seeding. Habib later told CNBC that six pilots had flown missions as part of regular protocol, but had not seeded any clouds. CNBC was not able to independently verify the reports.
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AP Obama can always be counted on to lie by omission.
Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in desert nation of UAE, flooding roads and Dubai’s airport
One couple, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to speak freely in a country with strict laws that criminalize critical speech, called the situation at the airport “absolute carnage.”
But Bloomberg makes it the lede.
Dubai Grinds to Standstill as Cloud Seeding Worsens Flooding
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The heavy rains that caused widespread flooding across the desert nation came after cloud seeding. The UAE has been carrying out seeding operations since 2002 to address water security issues, even though the lack of drainage in many areas can trigger flooding.
From the story:
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