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Scientists in Abu Dhabi have successfully created 50+ artificial rain storms

36 points by DanLivesHere 16y ago

Groxx 16y ago
>silver iodide and dry ice are the most commonly used substances in cloud seeding technology (down-cased for your reading pleasure) uh, how much silver iodide? All of it eventually goes down a drain, and back into the water supply. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria
nickpinkston 16y ago
The last comment on man-made earthquakes is actually already here: man-made 3.1 in Switzerland: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/01/geothermal_powe.php http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/01/geothermal_powe.php
onteria 16y ago
I tried to look around for a better source than the Daily Mail, especially on something scientific in nature. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find anything I could vouch for as authoritative. However I did notice the images in this page referenced many times in other sites: http://www.indiashines.com/Balgates-photos-95294-dubai-artificial-rain http://www.indiashines.com/Balgates-photos-95294-dubai-artif... If anyone knows of a better source or can find information about it on the National Center of Meteorology and Seismology website: http://www.das.ae/ http://www.das.ae/ I'd be most grateful.
- radeon 16y ago
  Here you go Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/unitedarabemirates/8236350/Abu-Dhabi-weather-project-creates-man-made-rainstorms.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/uniteda... HuffPo: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/03/abu-dhabi-rainstorm_n_803554.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/03/abu-dhabi-rainstorm... Arabian Business: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/abu-dhabi-backed-scientists-create-fake-rainstorms-in-11m-project-371038.html http://www.arabianbusiness.com/abu-dhabi-backed-scientists-c... LiveScience: http://www.livescience.com/environment/rain-makers-ionization-weather-110104.html http://www.livescience.com/environment/rain-makers-ionizatio... Blog Post: http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/01/ionizers-bombard-abu-dhabi-desert-with.html http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/01/ionizers-b... Company: http://www.meteo-systems.com http://www.meteo-systems.com
  - onteria 16y ago
    Wow, a lot more sources than I was expecting. Thank you very much for providing this!
frank06 16y ago
Very cool. It'd be great if they could also build a system to actually scatter rainclouds. Northern European weather would become a bit more bearable.
- Groxx 16y ago
  Maybe a giant frickin' laser beam? It could prevent them from condensing.
TY 16y ago
... and soon there were no more great worms and the spice stopped to flow. Sorry, just couldn't resist.
patrickk 16y ago
The Russians used similar tactics to ensure the nuclear fallout from the Chernobyl disaster wouldn't reach Moscow: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1549366/How-we-made-the-Chernobyl-rain.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1549366/How-we-mad... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3943013.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3943013.stm The Chinese also used cloud seeding to clear the smog-filled skies over Beijing for the Olympics.
cshenoy 16y ago
This happens in the US as well. China and India do it although using different techniques. But I'm wary of using chemicals/technology to induce rainfall (I'm no scientist but is the water safe then?). Also imagine the resource wars that will start once countries start using this regularly.
goombastic 16y ago
It's probably causing floods elsewhere, unless clouds obey international boundaries.

36 points by DanLivesHere 16y ago

Groxx 16y ago

>silver iodide and dry ice are the most commonly used substances in cloud seeding technology (down-cased for your reading pleasure) uh, how much silver iodide? All of it eventually goes down a drain, and back into the water supply. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria

nickpinkston 16y ago

The last comment on man-made earthquakes is actually already here: man-made 3.1 in Switzerland: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/01/geothermal_powe.php http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/01/geothermal_powe.php

onteria 16y ago

I tried to look around for a better source than the Daily Mail, especially on something scientific in nature. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find anything I could vouch for as authoritative. However I did notice the images in this page referenced many times in other sites: http://www.indiashines.com/Balgates-photos-95294-dubai-artificial-rain http://www.indiashines.com/Balgates-photos-95294-dubai-artif... If anyone knows of a better source or can find information about it on the National Center of Meteorology and Seismology website: http://www.das.ae/ http://www.das.ae/ I'd be most grateful.

radeon 16y ago
Here you go Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/unitedarabemirates/8236350/Abu-Dhabi-weather-project-creates-man-made-rainstorms.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/uniteda... HuffPo: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/03/abu-dhabi-rainstorm_n_803554.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/03/abu-dhabi-rainstorm... Arabian Business: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/abu-dhabi-backed-scientists-create-fake-rainstorms-in-11m-project-371038.html http://www.arabianbusiness.com/abu-dhabi-backed-scientists-c... LiveScience: http://www.livescience.com/environment/rain-makers-ionization-weather-110104.html http://www.livescience.com/environment/rain-makers-ionizatio... Blog Post: http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/01/ionizers-bombard-abu-dhabi-desert-with.html http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/01/ionizers-b... Company: http://www.meteo-systems.com http://www.meteo-systems.com
- onteria 16y ago
  Wow, a lot more sources than I was expecting. Thank you very much for providing this!

frank06 16y ago

Very cool. It'd be great if they could also build a system to actually scatter rainclouds. Northern European weather would become a bit more bearable.

Groxx 16y ago
Maybe a giant frickin' laser beam? It could prevent them from condensing.

TY 16y ago

... and soon there were no more great worms and the spice stopped to flow. Sorry, just couldn't resist.

patrickk 16y ago

The Russians used similar tactics to ensure the nuclear fallout from the Chernobyl disaster wouldn't reach Moscow: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1549366/How-we-made-the-Chernobyl-rain.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1549366/How-we-mad... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3943013.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3943013.stm The Chinese also used cloud seeding to clear the smog-filled skies over Beijing for the Olympics.

cshenoy 16y ago

This happens in the US as well. China and India do it although using different techniques. But I'm wary of using chemicals/technology to induce rainfall (I'm no scientist but is the water safe then?). Also imagine the resource wars that will start once countries start using this regularly.

goombastic 16y ago

It's probably causing floods elsewhere, unless clouds obey international boundaries.