Is there a link between chemtrails and the weak rainy season in the Levant?

Arab Weather - In recent years, claims have spread across social media linking what's known as "chemtrail gas," the white aircraft trails seen in the sky, to climate phenomena such as precipitation. Some believe these trails are the result of chemicals intentionally sprayed to influence the weather or control climate, while scientists maintain that what we're seeing is nothing more than frozen water vapor from aircraft exhaust in the upper atmosphere.

Amid these claims and scientific explanations, questions arise: Do chemtrails actually have a connection to the decline in rainfall? Or is what's happening explained by purely natural climatic factors? In this article, experts shed light on the origin of the idea and the scientific evidence related to it, and we review the scientific position on the impact of aircraft on the weather in our region.

The origin of the chemtrail idea

The concept of chemtrails dates back to the late 1990s, when some people began noticing long white streaks in the sky after aircraft passed. These streaks were interpreted by some as chemicals being intentionally sprayed for secret purposes, such as weather control or climate change. The concept gained traction after the 1996 publication of a US report titled "Weather as a Force Multiplier: Owning the Weather in 2025," which hypothesized the possibility of using future technologies to modify the weather. Although the report was hypothetical research and did not represent a real project, some viewed it as evidence of the existence of secret programs in this field.

With the expansion of the internet and discussion forums during that period, photos and videos showing the plane's tracks began to be widely circulated, contributing to the theory's global spread, before later spreading to our region.

Scientific explanation of the phenomenon

Scientists confirm that the white streaks seen behind airplanes are not chemical gases, but rather a natural phenomenon known as condensation lines. These streaks form when water vapor from airplane exhaust escapes into the cold upper atmosphere, where temperatures drop below zero. The vapor freezes into tiny ice crystals, forming thin clouds resembling cirrus clouds.

The duration of these streaks in the sky varies depending on the humidity and temperature of the atmosphere in those layers: the more humid and colder the air, the longer the streaks persist, which explains why they can sometimes last for hours. Scientifically speaking, these streaks do not contain any foreign chemical or biological substances, and no reliable study has proven the presence of deliberate spraying by commercial or military aircraft. Therefore, experts believe that "chemtrails" are merely a misunderstanding of a well-known weather phenomenon that occurs daily in the world's skies.

Do aircraft routes affect weather and rain?

Scientifically speaking, no study has proven a link between aircraft trails and delayed rainfall or drought. These trails form in the upper layers of the atmosphere, at altitudes between 8 and 12 kilometers, areas far removed from the layers where rain clouds form.

Research suggests that condensation lines may slightly affect surface temperatures by blocking a small portion of solar radiation during the day or trapping heat at night, but they do not have the potential to actually change rainfall patterns.

Known weather modification methods, such as cloud seeding, are conducted under specific conditions using chemically known substances such as silver iodide, and are implemented at much lower altitudes within the clouds themselves. However, their results are limited and uncertain, with experiments around the world showing that their effect does not exceed slight increases in rainfall, or may result in no significant change at all. Therefore, the belief that chemtrails are behind the lack of rainfall in the Levant is not based on any scientific basis and contradicts what research centers assert.

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