According to the UAE’s National Center of Meteorology, the rain was caused by cloud seeding operations, MSN reported.
Some drones also hit clouds with streams of electricity, which cause droplets to clump together, according to the Post.
Nicoll is part of a team of scientists with the University of Reading in England, the Post reported.
It’s so hot in Dubai, the government is paying scientists to make it rain.
The country’s population, meanwhile, doubled to 8.3 million between 2005 and 2010; there are now 9.9 million people in the country, according to the newspaper.
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