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2024-04-18 14:53:22 UTC - HELPFUL
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The flooding in Dubai was not caused by cloud seeding. Computer models six days earlier had. forecast several inches of rain. Three low-pressure systems formed a train of storms slowly moving along the jet stream to Dubai. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2024/04/17/dubai-united-arab-emirates-oman-flooding-cloud-seeding/378814ac-fd0a-11ee-87ac-20f7e67cbe29_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2024/04/17/dubai-united-arab-emirates-oman-flooding-cloud-seeding/378814ac-fd0a-11ee-87ac-20f7e67cbe29_story.html https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-17/record-rainfall-in-dubai-blame-climate-change-not-cloud-seeding https://www.2news.com/news/national/heres-why-experts-dont-think-cloud-seeding-played-a-role-in-dubais-downpour/article_473427ac-c60d-5ddf-8f79-e4326538f9e4.html
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