Expert Opinions on Stormy Rain and Flash Floods in Dubai: Not a Punishment for Cosplaying as God

Expert Opinions on Storms and Flash Floods in Dubai: Not a Punishment for Playing God in Cosplay

Dream - Recently, the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), experienced an unusual flood on Monday, April 15, 2024. The flood was caused by a severe storm rain, which was the worst incident in the last 75 years.

Expert Opinions on Stormy Rain and Flash Floods in Dubai: Not a Punishment for Cosplaying as God

Punished for Cosplaying as God

Regarding the unusual heavy rain and flood, local residents accuse the government as the mastermind. They accuse the flash flood in Dubai to be a result of the government's cloud seeding efforts.

Cloud seeding is one way to bring rain with high precipitation, especially in dry areas such as deserts.

This technology is created by injecting substances that can produce more rain into storm clouds through airplanes.

The question is, is the action of controlling the weather, which sounds like cosplaying as God, the cause of rainfall for the entire annual quota to fall in just one day in Dubai?

The goal of the UAE is to Seed Clouds Above Dubai.

"Since ancient times, humans have actually often 'played' with nature. However, cosplay as a God is believed to bring punishment. The UAE government deliberately conducts cloud seeding to encourage rainfall and combat drought for 20 years."

"Small Impact of Cloud Seeding"

However, this cloud seeding program actually has only a small impact on rainfall in Dubai. Rainfall in the desert-surrounded city does increase, but only by about 5 to 15%. Although a UEA official claims that the impact of the cloud seeding program can reach 30%.

However, cloud seeding in the UAE is not the cause of the storm that resulted in the most historic flood in Dubai. Many atmospheric scientists reject the notion that cloud seeding is the cause of floods in Dubai.

"Explanation of Expert on Rainstorms in Dubai"

They mentioned that the rain comes from a rare sky phenomenon called thundercloud system. This thundercloud system is the one that will bring heavy rain. It is not because of the dispersion of clouds which have a very small impact on rainfall in Dubai.

However, if traced further, the extreme events are actually caused by human actions themselves. The occurrence of collective human failure in stopping the use of fossil fuels and restraining the pace of global warming that impacts climate change.

"We must prepare to face extreme conditions that have never been experienced before, which will worsen until we reach 'net zero emission'."

John Marsham, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Leeds.

"Basic Physics Law"

The increasing global temperature causes higher rainfall worldwide. This increased rainfall even occurs in usually dry areas or even in the midst of drought. This type of extreme weather occurs due to the basic laws of physics, where warmer air can hold more water. Therefore, according to Marsham, the potential effects of cloud seeding in such conditions are very small.

The following is the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "UEA is not the only desert region that has been hit by heavy rain in recent years. Death Valley, a barren land in California, USA, experienced a major and historic flood in 2022, 2023, and February of this year."

"If humans continue to burn oil, gas, and coal, the climate will continue to warm, rainfall will become heavier, and people will keep losing their lives due to floods," concluded Friederike Otto, a senior climate scientist at Imperial College London.

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