People living in Abu Dhabi were baffled by the rainfall which sometimes turned into hail and included gales and lightening.
The scientists have been working secretly for United Arab Emirates president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
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They have been using giant ionisers, shaped like stripped down lampshades on steel poles, to generate fields of negatively charged particles…
It is believed to be the first time the system has produced rain from clear skies, according to the Sunday Times.
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