You can now take a breather from the harsh sun and get ready for more rainy days thanks to Saudi’s coolest Cloud-Seeding project

Andy Vermaut shares:Saudi Arabia’s first cloud seeding mission launched over three cities: Saudi Arabia has launched the first phase of the cloud seeding program in areas above the capital Riyadh, al-Qassim and Hail, the official Saudi Press… https://t.co/1GiaSRI4WE #andyvermaut pic.twitter.com/JrNqTaxGf9

— Andy Vermaut (@AndyVermaut) April 27, 2022

Cloud seeding is an artificial method used to increase rainfall from the clouds in the skies. This method was previously used by the United Arab Emirates and was proved to be a success. The first official phase was launched ths Tuesday, and everyone’s excited.

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This project was set in place to increase rainfall in the Kingdom, which is currently known to be one of the driest countries in the world

#RamadanRains

As the end of #Ramadan approaches – #Eid is expected on Sunday 1/5 or Monday2/5 – storm clouds have gathered over the holy places in Saudi Arabia – with widespread rain over much of the Arabian Peninsula every day.

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Officals have also confirmed that the whole implementation will be environmentally friendly with specific observations and insight on the best places for cloud formation to avoid causing any harm to the atmosphere. So how does it work? Well the process consists of aircrafts adding small particles of silver iodide to the clouds, causing water droplets to cluster on the particles, therefore increasing chances of rain. Sounds amazing right?