This technology did not cause the floods in Dubai, scientists say. Here's why.

After almost two years' value of rain flooded THE Dubai region Tuesday, attention quickly offbeat has cloud seeding And if he could to have has been A postman In THE flood. THE geoengineering technology has with success product precipitation on THE laughed at United Arab Emirates In THE past.

But scientists said THE downpour was A product of weather report patterns that meteorological models predicted as a lot as A week earlier. Climate research has watch that such intense precipitation through THE Arab Peninsula could become more frequent And extreme because of warming up global temperatures.

THE United Arab Emirates National Center of Meteorology said CNBC he did not to drive any of them cloud seeding operations during THE storm, to counter A Bloomberg News report that said geoengineering intensified THE precipitation. Efforts by THE Washington Job on Wednesday has reach THE center were not succeeded.

Even if cloud seeding did occur, he would be take sophisticated research has determine if he increase THE precipitation — something that has proven difficult In pass scientist investigation. Without that, A has has assume geoengineering was not A postman, said Andrew Dessler, A climate scientist has Texas AM University.

"To show Me THE analysis that watch he was cloud seeding, » Dessler said. "Without seeing a few analysis, your null assumption has has be that he did not contribute. »

THE practical implied injection A chemical known as money iodide In clouds that contain big the amounts of water steam. THE substance can encourage THE training of ice crystals, which promote precipitation In THE form of rain Or snow.

THE practical East decades old And has has been used around THE world And through THE United States, including In California, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, North Dakota, Utah And Idaho,