Iran Aims to Get Rain by Chewing on Clouds!

[kit_hung]

This news from Iran is sad. They have suffered the worst drought in fifty years. Even the water they bathe in has hurt them!

This is the situation in Iran right now, dear family. There is an area of Lake Urmia, which is the largest lake in the country, completely dry and only salt remains like potato bread. They say the water has run away!

But now, their government has decided to do something called "cloud-seeding." In our language, it is to chew on the clouds! They fly planes and spray chemicals like salt and other things on the clouds, so that the clouds will rain. They said they have started doing this in the Lake Urmia area, and they are continuing in other areas.

The situation is so bad that they say that the rainfall has decreased by about 89 percent compared to normal. They have called this autumn the driest in 50 years. Even their president, Masoud Pezeshkian, is so afraid that if there is no rain before winter, the capital Tehran may have to be evacuated! That is, they are afraid that the entire city will be flooded.

But a day after they started chewing the clouds there, IRNA (their news agency) reported that rain had fallen in several western provinces. Perhaps that helped them a little.

However, pictures show major rivers drying up, and even women have been seen praying for rain. It is clear that the water shortage is serious.

Neighboring countries like the UAE are also doing this chewing of the clouds. They have to deal with the changing climate.


Source: timesofisrael

 

[gwolf666]

From my perspective, the situation in Iran is truly alarming and reflects an environmental crisis that extends far beyond water scarcity. The drought at Lake Urmia and the 89 percent decrease in rainfall demonstrate how severely climate change is impacting the region. The idea of cloud seeding, or "cloud eating," may be a temporary measure to alleviate the drought, but it is not a permanent solution. I worry that we are becoming overly reliant on techniques like these, as they fail to address the underlying causes of the problem, such as inefficient water management and pollution. The situation in cities like Tehran, where people are even afraid to evacuate, illustrates the gravity of the situation. Countries need to adopt long-term, sustainable policies to protect their water resources, rather than simply seeking temporary fixes. The crisis in Iran is a wake-up call for everyone.

 

[kit_hung]

And yet we have people who keep denying climate change. wtf!