UAE to test cloud-busting drones to boost rainfall
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image captionThe drones will be tested in the next couple of weeks near Dubai
Drones that fly into clouds, giving them an electric shock to cajole them into producing rain, are about to be tested in the United Arab Emirates.
The country already uses cloud-seeding technology, dropping salt to encourage precipitation.
But with average rainfall in the UAE at just 100mm per year, the country wants to generate more.
In 2017, the government provided $15m (£10.8m) for nine different rain-enhancement projects.
Scientists at the University of Reading are heading one of them.
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Iftar events banned as new curfew goes into effect and donations are fleeting during the holy month
Updated 13 April 2021
April 13, 2021 21:37
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