A team of US researchers. UU. He has conducted the first tests with drones to cause rain.
(CCM) – The environmental institute Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Nevada, in the United States, has carried out the first tests with aircraft not manned responsible for introduce certain components clouds causing rain or avoid it . The project’s main try to influence the weather during droughts affecting this state, exploring different options for management of natural resources and increasing water reserves, according to the research team by objective.
The drone -called Savant (Sandoval Silver State Seeder) by Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, great promoter of the use of drones in that norteamericano- been measured about three meters and weighs 25 kilos. The aircraft flies to areas where there are clouds that fail to discharge water and once reaches them, turns flares loaded with silver iodide element that makes water molecules present in the cloud crystallize and fall , in principle, in the form of rain.
The “cloud seeding” to create rain artificially or to avoid (eg in case of sporting events) is not new and involves some controversy, since there are those who doubt its effectiveness and other that warn of risks to the environment by the use of chemical concentrates. According to DRI, the use of drones for this purpose helps optimize the process and reduce costs and risk .
Photo: © Kevin Clifford – Drone America
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