The United Arab Emirates wants to build a full-size artificial mountain to encourage rainfall

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The United Arab Emirates wants to build a full-size artificial mountain to encourage rainfall

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"The United Arab Emirates is used to building landmasses were there were none before, but creating a mountain from scratch is a whole new level. Nonetheless, the UAE is considering precisely that kind of construction. With hopes that it will encourage raincloud development in a country mostly covered in desert, the UAE is looking to build a full-sized artificial mountain. Desert flatlands make it difficult for air to get the upward climb required to collect into rain clouds, but creating a mountain could help bring a certain amount of rain to the otherwise arid region. ..."

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/united-arab- ... 12445.html
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Re: The United Arab Emirates wants to build a full-size artificial mountain to encourage rainfall

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"Cloud Seeding" is one thing, but this takes it to a new level (we are in May and not April 1st aren't we?).......

Mess about with Mother Nature and she will come back to bite you on the @rse.

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Well, they have the money, so why not. :roll:
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Plenty of mountains just along the coast in Oman. I think the Jebel Aktar less than 30km inland from Muscat goes up to around 10,000 feet. Lived there for 6 years and can asure you they get very little rain. Some of the Wadi's in the jebel do have water all year round.
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