This is part of APs effort to address widely shared misinformation, including work with outside companies and organizations to add factual context to misleading content that is circulating online. Cloud seeding was first trialled in Australia in 1947 when the CSIRO got up in a light plane and released crushed dry ice into promising-looking clouds. In their place, colder waters come up to the surface. This cloud seeding area spans over the high elevation areas of the Snowy Mountains within the Snowy Hydro water catchment area, covering approximately 2110 square kilometres. So how did it come about, and how does it compare to the 2011 Brisbane disaster? Were not altering the updraft of the clouds. So far, there are no reports of cloud seeding or floods in Tasmania in 2022. Laurel: Could you describe that weather chamber that you used in your experiments? The innovation of my project is the characteristics data we obtained from the experiment. Covid origin likely China lab incident - FBI chief. Conventional water resources such as rivers, lakes, and groundwater have become very limited, which is driving scientists and engineers to look for alternative water resources. Adkins said the crew involved in the seeding reported some effect . Laurel: Although cloud seeding has been around for decades, how does today's technology move it toward a greater success rate? That is about three Sydney Harbours worth of water. And yet, this myth seems to have found an audience on various social media platforms. Learn more about fact-checking at AP. Covered in this AustraliaOne Update -. Observed so far: 1. Often they require minus 25 degrees or even lower. The amount of snow or rain tied to cloud seeding has varied, with up to 14% reported in experiments in Australia. In Australia, a La Nia increases the likelihood of rain, cyclones, and cooler daytime temperatures. April 8, 2022 / 6:52 AM / AFP . Mr Bartolo's followers claimed aircraft leaving 'chemtrails' in the sky across NSW is how the cloud seeding process is being administered. To better understand the icons, colours and weather terms used throughout Weatherzone, please check the legend and glossary. Singapore should also build more drainage canals to effectively reduce the occurrence of . Conspiracy theorists . This type of microphysical response is very unlikely to produce such an overwhelming change in the cloud.. Bartolo's move to Gold Coast came after getting arrested in a dramatic police raid in Melbourne in September 2020. An atmospheric research expert told The Associated Press that cloud seeding would not change the dynamics of a cloud enough to cause massive flooding' (https://bit.ly/3NwnqJq). In Australia, cloud seeding is used in some areas to increase surface water runoff for use in the production of hydropower. One widely shared post singled out an aviation company to make the unfounded claim that it ran a cloud seeding flight that was contributing to large-scale flooding in the city of Lismore. Laurel: You were one of the first scientists in the world to explore the use of nanotechnology in cloud seeding. And why has Queenslands capital flooded again just 11 years after the devastation of 2011? That's it for this episode of Business Lab. Conspiracy theorists have claimed that cloud seeding leads to climate change and natural disasters like floods. She was awarded a grant by the UAE Research Program on rain enhancement science from 2016 to 2019. Dr. Zou: It is a challenge area and I have collaborated with the Cloud Microphysics Modeling International team. At least 3,600 homes are flooded in Gympie. For general feedback and enquiries, please contact us through our Help Desk. Resources: https: . The first trials were carried out near Sydney by Kraus and Squires in 1947. Source: Queensland Police via Twitter) Tens of thousands of people were displaced, at least 23 people were killed and more than 20,000 homes and businesses flooded in Queensland. However, experts told AFP the floods were naturally occurring and cloud seeding cannot cause flooding. Often, a compound like Silver Iodine (AgI) is used as the particulate matter, as it is naturally occurring in the world in low concentrations. Cloud seeding experiments began in Australia during 1947 after American scientists made the discovery in 1946. By James Dinneen March 3, 2022. 'Could also be the start of the universal basic income scheme for the displaced victims of this tyranny? Four police officers knocked down the former bodybuilder's door when he refused to open it, claiming they didn't have authorisation to be on the property. 1. They are made of many super cooled water vapors, so although they are below zero, they remain as vapor. Through the advancement in nanotechnology and nanoscience, nowadays we are working to design and engineer cloud seeding materials with optimal properties to ensure water vapor condensation will occur effectively and maximize the rainfall achieved. As floods devastated Australia's east coast, social media posts accused a pilot of causing the disaster through cloud seeding, a weather modification technique that involves dropping a rain-inducing chemical into clouds. Design thinking was supposed to fix the world. As the trough is expected to move slightly east, computer models show that by Friday there is a bit of a bullseye over Brisbane, a BoM forecaster says. My guest today is Dr. Linda Zou, who is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Khalifa University of Science and Technology. Then we can later analyze at what stage the droplets formed and at what number and size of the droplets. Recent social media posts claim that the 2022 floods in Australia were caused or exacerbated due to cloud seeding. However, some research has raised doubts about its longterm effects on the environment. This is part of APs effort to address widely shared misinformation, including work with outside companies and organizations to add factual context to misleading content that is circulating online. Conspiracy theorists have claimedthe floods devastating Australia's east coast are part of a 'government weather warfare attack'. For cloud seeding to produce rain you need moisture to begin with. One reason for the wetness is likely La Nia, which for the first time this century has returned for three consecutive years. The increased snowfall can also benefit ski resorts within the cloud seeding areas. 2022 . Torrential rain hovers over the Brisbane region, feeding Wivenhoe Dam but also filling major rivers like the Bremer that winds through Ipswich and the Lockyer Creek. A six-year study that Wyoming conducted from 2008 to 2013 among the most ambitious done thus far estimated that cloud seeding can boost precipitation within seedable clouds by about 3.3 . Nanotechnology can engineer material and design the material with well controlled size, shapes, and properties. The image below shows how silver iodide can be used to create snow on the leeside of a mountain range. A conspiracy theorist claims destructive rain and flooding in south-eastern Queensland and northern NSW are the result of man-made weather manipulation from "cloud seeding".. Question is why?' Leverage advanced weather intelligence and decisioning tools for your enterprise business. The higher you move up to the atmosphere, quickly moving into subzero and very cold. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Cloud is an effective and safe way to enhance rain and snowfalls above natural levels. This show is available wherever you get your podcasts. Laurel: Your research focuses on the cloud seeding material itself, specifically the nanomaterials as you mentioned, which is a more effective tool in generating rain from existing clouds. Ice nucleation is important. We only operate aircraft fitted with cameras for aerial photography survey purposes and we are not sure where this misinformation has started, Handel Aviation posted on its website, adding, our recent flights over flooded areas of NSW and QLD are in response to the floods. Social media users are sharing a news clip from 2016 about cloud seeding the day before a severe flood in Southern Tasmania. Hundreds replied to his post with comments claiming 'the government' was using experimental technology to carry out 'cloud seeding' - a weather modification process that theoretically alters the microphysical state of clouds, causing rain. In a 2016 news report from the Australian TV network 7News, the broadcasters discuss Tasmanians' worries that cloud seeding might have contributed to the state's worst floods in forty years. A device at the top of the chamber releases the seeding materials. An independent investigation sought by Tasmania's parliament into the causes of the 2016 flooding found that cloud seeding, a process aimed at increasing precipitation, had no impact on the severe weather. Sydney An Australian aviation company says it has received more than 100 threats following an online conspiracy theory that its pilots unleashed a flooding disaster by cloud seeding. The river peaks overnight at the major flood level of 3.5m, falls slightly after the high tide, and goes higher to eventually peak on Monday at 3.85m below the 2011 peak of 4.46m. Dr. Zou: Yeah. FILE - Buildings are surrounded by flood waters in Londonderry on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, Thursday, March 3, 2022. Handel Aviation did not return requests for additional comment. This podcast is produced in partnership with the UAE Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai. There are scenes of devastation in low-lying suburbs, along creeks, and in the river itself where pontoons break free and ferry terminals are littered with smashed boats and debris. Some of those he contacted were surprised or angry, Berko said. About this record. That aircraft was capturing images of the flood damage at the time, according to the statement. upcoming events, and more. Fast forward to 2022 as Las Vegas, Nevada and the UAE are dealing with severe flooding which happened after acknowledged cloud seeding operations. In Australia, water can be a scarce commodity, with variousareas of the country suffering through prolonged droughts at times. In the open environment, it's more challenging. The photograph shows two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) DC-3 planes flying above some cumulus clouds. that happened throughout February and March in Queensland and New South Wales, leading to more than a dozen deaths. Top Stories. Theres no evidence to suggest it played a role in the 2022 floods in southeastern Australia, either. This will provide the people with a safety net to fall on, in the event of a flood. This nanoengineered shell core structured material can be activated at much broader relative humidity conditions such as about 65%. Some areas that flow into the river have had 300mm of rain in just six hours. The delivery of this salt is to vaporize them by ignition by a flare device. They say it's all part of a government plan to "weaponise" the weather against its own people - a popular conspiracy trope that has been around for years. The natural occurring condensation nuclei are such as dust particles, volcano flash, or pollens. Laurel: Certainly, a number of possible commercial ventures. Unlock more weather data and layers options. This is done by firing small particles (usually silver iodide) into clouds . "The idea that this is happening on a widespread scale, and that there is some motive to manipulate the weather is a complete myth," says Dr Ella Gilbert, a climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey. A look at aerial and ground-based cloud seeding techniques. APS ASSESSMENT: False. Ouse in the Derwent River catchment was one of the hardest hit areas in this week's floods. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. Laurel: To successfully cloud seed, you need a number of things: the right air temperature, the right humidity, a surface that attracts water and keeps it, and then the correct size material to allow condensation to form on the particle. The colors depict the wetness percentile; that is, how the levels of groundwater compare to long-term records (1948-2012). Trains are cancelled, bus services limited, the main Bruce Highway is closed at multiple locations and 51,000 people are without power. Is that correct? Reuters quoted the Bureau of Meteorology, which said Sydney had received 1,227 mm (48 inches) of rain so far this year, more than its average annual rainfall of 1,213 mm adding that many coastal towns could see up to 180 mm (7 inches) of rainfall. The show that helps business leaders make sense of new technologies coming out of the lab and into the market place. Prof Stuart Khan, an expert on water management at the University of New South Wales, says Wivenhoe gained about 1,450 billion litres of water, which all came in under three days. Nobody has ever seen this amount of rain in such a short period of time over our south-east catchment, says the Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk. A team of pilots is conducting an investigation by releasing the seeding materials and in real time capturing and analyzing them. Cloud seeding trials continued through the late 1950s and early 1960s by the CSIRO in the Snowy Mountains, in the New England district of NSW, the Warragamba catchment near Sydney and in the York Peninsula in SA. The post's caption states, "There were no flood warnings for the area in Tasmania targeted by a cloud-seeding operation the day before floods devastated the town of Ouse." BBC. Cloud seeding experiments began in Australia in 1947, shortly after the classic experiments of Schaefer (1946) in America showing that pellets of dry ice could rapidly glaciate a laboratory cloud. NSW's Snowy Mountains region. The tiny vapors rise into the atmosphere without condensation nuclei, which are small particles. Atmospheric water is one such alternative resource. This salt vapor then will recondense as very small particles. Get in touch. I used an eight cubic meter chamber with controlled humidity and temperature. Smart Cities World Forum. 2022. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Multiple posts on Facebook - as seen here, here and here - attempt to link Australia's floods with cloud seeding and possible government manipulation of the weather. reach out to us at The aim is to get other innovative projects from scientists in the field of rain enhancement from all over the world, with the winning ideas obtaining a grant of $5 million to work and improve on concepts for a period of three years. There has been torrential rain for two days and there is much more to come. It was not written by MIT Technology Reviews editorial staff. According to Snowy Hydro, their Cloud Seeding Program increases precipitation by an average of 14 percent. Showers and #thunderstorms will develop across eastern and central #Vic and parts of northern #Tas on Wednesday, continuing across the region until the weekend extending into eastern #SA and western Vic as well.Latest forecasts: https://t.co/EGP9Qynjs3 pic.twitter.com/4dZwkN8TKM. If you think a claim has been misjudged or requires correction, please send us evidence to support your error claim. 'Surprisingly, they have talked about cloud seeding and weather manipulation on the mainstream media so it's coming from multiple sources now. On the other hand, I am also dedicated to the scale up of the production, reduce the cost, and the application of the materials. When doing so, please reference. Towards New Zealand, Domensino says, an area of high pressure known as a blocking high stops the system from moving away into the Tasman Sea. To "seed" cloud formation, a small aircraft releases a cloud of particulate matter. Mr Bartolo, a former bodybuilder who claims to be an army veteran, also promotes a range of other unhinged conspiracies including that vaccines and 5G are weapons, the world is flat, space is fake, the government is run by freemasons, and that the water supply is being poisoned. Cloud seeding is perhaps the ultimate silver bullet, in which literal silver in the form of silver iodide is infused into clouds, causing ice crystals to form and water to condense into rain or snow. All Rights Reserved. Published: 00:57 EDT, 31 March 2022 | Updated: 00:57 EDT, 31 March 2022. "A pilot from Handel Aviation in Cessna 210N Centurion VH-JIL did a breakfast time cloud seeding run over Lismore South & Ballina today while sightseeing the massive flood below him," one widely shared post reads. Steven Siems, from Monash University's School of Earth Atmosphere and Environment, is a cloud expert. Despite the online claims, cloud seeding is not responsible for any of the east coast floods, said weather modification expert Simon Siems. Some social media users are spreading false theories about what has caused multiple floods in Australia in recent years. 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