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2024-04-26 20:54:56 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7325A2F1834598A396F87F8D8E43320480DFFCBF54F9A4F4F24C03DED6964C4A
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Misleading There is insufficient evidence to support the claim that cloud seeding caused the flood in Dubai. There was no recent cloud seeding operation in the country and the storm had been predicted to produce a substantial amount of rain days earlier. https://thecable.ng/fact-check-is-cloud-seeding-responsible-for-recent-flooding-in-dubai/#google_vignette https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/25/global-heating-and-urbanisation-to-blame-for-severity-of-uae-floods-study-finds https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/18/was-cloud-seeding-responsible-for-the-floodings-in-dubai https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Expert-Comment/Cloud-seeding-did-not-cause-Dubai-floods-expert-says https://www.newscientist.com/article/2427484-what-is-cloud-seeding-and-did-it-cause-the-floods-in-dubai/
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