KSA discussed the launch of a 2nd Phase of Cloud Seeding

Riyadh, The Gulf Observer: Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture and chairman of NCM’s board of directors, Abdulrahman Al Fadhli, started the first phase of the cloud seeding program with the first batch of flights over the Riyadh, Qassim and Hail regions.

KSA aims to adjust its weather patterns and increase its rainfall from the current rate, which does not exceed 100mm annually.

Method of Cloud Seeding

Cloud seeding is a method used to induce more rain from a cloud by shooting a salt flare into the cloud. Salt naturally attracts water, the water particles then collide with others, get bigger and hopefully fall as rain.

The second phase will cover the Asir, Al Baha and Taif regions.

Middle East Green Initiative of Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman

The cloud-seeding program is one of the outcomes of the Middle East Green Initiative Summit announced by Crown Prince Muhammd bin Salman last year, in accordance with the kingdom’s Vision 2030.