By Worthy News’ George Whitten and Stefan J. Bos
WASHINGTON (Worthy News) – As millions of Americans braced for a new round of storms across the United States on Saturday, news emerged of potential “weather wars” between countries if cloud seeding gets out of hand.
The comments follow deadly torrential rain in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which caused extreme flooding this week.
The downpour, which began on Monday, brought widespread disruption, closing schools, flooding homes and delaying travel.
Experts are debating whether the torrential rain was caused by cloud seeding, when planes inject clouds with chemicals, sparking precipitation.
The practice was introduced in the 1940s and is now only used in areas with little rainfall, such as the UAE.
If the artificial method of producing rain was responsible, it could raise questions about the climate-change-fearing experts’ assessment that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions linked to human activity were a factor in the unseasonable rainfall.
Johan Jaques, a senior meteorologist at environmental technology company KISTERS, warned there could be “unintended consequences” when technology is used to alter the weather.
WEATHER WARS
He stressed there could be diplomatic consequences and subsequent “weather wars” where the technique is used as a weapon or countries fearing they may be impacted by artificial rain fighting back.
“Cloud seeding aims to enhance and accelerate the precipitation process. Especially in areas which have not seen any rain over a long time, such intense precipitation can lead to infiltration excess flow, with potential flash floods as a result,” Jaques added.
“The Dubai floods act as a stark warning of the unintended consequences we can unleash when we use such technology to alter the weather,” he said.
“Additionally, we have little control over the aftermath of cloud seeding. Where exactly is it going to be raining effectively? Using techniques like cloud seeding to bring much-needed rainfall in one area can cause flash floods and droughts in another.”
Severe weather patterns also impacted other nations, including the United States, after at least 25 confirmed tornadoes touched down this week in the U.S. States of Ohio, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, and Missouri.
Since Thursday, the new storm system has been moving into the Midwest and parts of the South, bringing a threat of tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail.
The severe weather was to stretch from Texas to Indiana, with the highest threat for tornadoes in Missouri and Illinois. Damaging winds and hail will be possible near Dallas and Little Rock, Arkansas, meteorologists said.
Over 100 severe weather events were reported this week across the United States, including tornadoes in the states of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri, Worthy News learned. The events prompted Christians to call for prayers. Final casualty numbers were not immediately available.
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