Dubai is coping with its 125-degree heat by using laser-beam-shooting drones to shock rainwater out of clouds
Thursday, July 29, 2021 | Tag Cloud Tags: drones, News, Worthy News | Learn about our FREE SYNDICATION Service | Sign up for our Worthy Briefs!
(Worthy News) – The National Center of Meteorology in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has found a new way to make it rain. It’s using laser-beam-shooting drones to generate rainfall artificially.
Last week the country’s weather service posted two videos offering proof of the heavy downpours in Dubai’s streets.
Here’s how it works: The drones shoot laser beams into the clouds, charging them with electricity. The charge prompts precipitation by forcing water droplets together to create bigger raindrops, essentially electrifying the air to create rain. [ Source: Yahoo (Read More…) ]
Fair Use Notice:This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.