Saudi Arabia | Announcing the establishment of a regional program for cloud seeding.. What is cloud seeding?

2021-10-26 2021-10-26T13:50:54Z
سنان خلف
سنان خلف
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Weather of Arabia - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the establishment of a regional program for cloud seeding, and this came on the sidelines of the opening of the "Green Middle East Initiative" summit, with wide international participation led by heads and leaders of countries and decision-makers in the world.

But what is rain seeding and how is it done?

The technique of seeding works by scattering silver iodide in addition to potassium perchlorite with some compounds, which are released towards cumulus-carrying clouds that carry large amounts of water vapor through special aircraft designed for this purpose. These materials increase the density of the clouds and the quantities of water in them, which It later falls as rain.

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It is noteworthy that the Council of Ministers had approved on February 1, 2020 the artificial rain program in the Kingdom, during the session chaired by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud - may God bless him - at Al-Yamamah Palace.

At the time, the ministry revealed that the artificial rain enhancement program aims to increase rainfall from 5% to 20%, explaining that it came after reviewing global practices and carrying out field visits to review the experiences of countries in the region in this field.

It is noteworthy that many countries in the region, which suffer from water scarcity and lack of rain, have begun to turn to rain seeding techniques to increase rainfall and support groundwater reserves, led by the UAE and the Sultanate of Oman.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
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