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Saudi uses 11 planes to bring rain to Riyadh
"Saudi Arabia has started the fourth phase of its program to extract rain from clouds, part of a project started five months ago to secure more water resources in the kingdom, recent press reports said.
"The head of the Meteorological and Environmental Protection Administration, Saleh al-Shahri, said 11 planes are being used in the current phase, together with a high-tech network of mobile cloud physics radars, a communication and satellite network, and experts from various Saudi universities and research centers.
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"Shahri told Saudi newspaper Al-Riyadh that the program is part of the kingdom's ongoing efforts to counter the scarcity of water, especially since ground water is subject to depletion. |
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Source: Al-Arabiya( Saudi-owned, Dubai-based), March 24, 2008
Posted at: 2008-03-25
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