Photos show how the UAE, United States, and other countries have been seeding clouds for decades.
Historic floods in Dubai didn't come from cloud seeding, but humans' climate impacts are playing a role.
Related storiesAccording to several scientists, cloud seeding isn't the driving force behind Dubai's historic floods.
Packets of salt are pictured during a cloud seeding operation at a military airbase in Subang, Malaysia.
The real threat behind Dubai's floodsMany atmospheric scientists have dismissed the idea that cloud seeding was behind Dubai's floods.
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