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While images of extreme flooding can show the consequences of the climate crisis, this particular event may have been worsened by a direct attempt to play rainmaker — literally.
To address water scarcity in the typically dry country, the UAE started using a practice referred to as cloud seeding in the 90s and early 2000s.
Cloud seeding is a method designed to increase the amount of water that falls from a cloud. It involves identifying suitable clouds and then using aircraft or ground-based generators to introduce a chemical agent that facilitates the production of snowflakes.
Cloud seeding has been used in countries worldwide, including in western US states dealing with drought, like California, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, and Texas.

The practice has long been controversial, with critics dismissing it as an attempt to "play God" or being potentially harmful to the environment or public health. Scientists have not documented the harmful impacts of cloud seeding, and recent studies have suggested that the practice works.
Ahmed Habib, a specialist meteorologist, told Bloomberg that the UAE's cloud seeding operations contributed directly to the heavy rainfall that fell this week. Habib told the outlet that two planes conducted cloud seeding operations on Monday and Tuesday and that seven seeding missions had been carried out in two days.

Flight-tracking data analyzed by the AP suggested that an aircraft affiliated with the UAE's cloud-seeding project flew around the country Sunday.

the infrastructure was not designed to cope with any significant rain.

Boac wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:48 pm

the infrastructure was not designed to cope with any significant rain.

Hmm! Sounds like the UK.

bob2s wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:39 pm

I worked for Rex Aviation in the '60s and was contracted to provide maintenance for 2 x Cessna 310 used for cloud seeding. As to the success,
the pilots would say the operation can best be described as,---- does not rain water, but rains money doing it.----

bob2s wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:39 pm

---- does not rain water, but rains money doing it.----

bob2s wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 19, 2024 6:11 am

Hydro, the only one I can remember from those times was one of the pilots George Martin. George was responsible for pulling off a great belly landing
at Sydney due to u/c failure, shut both engines off on approach aligned the 2 bladed props with wings usiing starter and hardly put a scratch on the A/C

Stolen from TOP
Regarding the wheels up landing by REL or REK at SY, I was the Surface Movement Controller in Sydney Tower when this occurred - in 1961 or 1962. It happened much as described. The only "damage" was scratches on the underside of the engine cowls. When the fuss was over a crane went out on the grass area to raise the aircraft, the gear was successfully lowered and locked, the engines were started and the aircraft was taxied to the apron. I think the pilots name was George Martin?