¿It is the sowing of clouds a viable alternative to the lack of rain in our countriesíses? We review whaté es, cómo works, advantages and disadvantages in this installment.
Since in Ecuador power outages restarted, the debate is “hotó” on social networks about the alternatives that can beíto manage to solve or somewhat appease the lack of rain in the main resources hídricos del país, which is precisely where energy is mostly generatedíwhat moves the nationón.
Thus, on social networks it beganó talk about “sow the clouds” so that it rains, where even some erróThey just confuse it with conspiredón of chemtrails the stelae thatímicas that are supposedlyán fumigating from commercial airplanes, but it is not the same and second repeating again, it is not MáI know that water vapor that crystallizes due to low temperatures to which airplanes fly, But we are not going to delve into this today..
It does not rain, ¿we can sow the clouds?
Theníwhat nitrogen Ecuador, Colombia and alsoén a Venezuela has generated an unprecedented crisis, with water scarcity that affects human consumption, agriculture and generationón the energyía. In this context, cloud seeding has reemerged as a possible solutionón, generating a debate about its viability and potential impact.
The salvationón to our problems said someone out thereí, but it's not so fáeasy as you think.
¿Whaté is the sowing of clouds and cómo works?
Cloud seeding is a témodification techniqueón of climate that consists of dispersing in the clouds substances thatímicas like silver iodide, partísalt or dry ice cubes. These substances actúeven as núcondensation lightsón, around which water droplets form and then precipitate as rain or snow.
¿Cloud seeding is effective?
The effectiveness of cloud seeding is a mismatched and inconclusive issue.. Some studies suggest that it can increase precipitation by 10-30%, while others do not find definitive results that validate its efficiency. Effectiveness depends largely on weather conditions.áspecific ethicsíyou stay, like the temperature, humidity and the presence of air currents at the time of “sowing”.
¿CuáHow much does cloud seeding cost??
The cost of cloud seeding varídepending on several factors, like the sizeñor of áarea to treat, tamañor and operating cost of the birdón, the amount of substance thatímica used and climatic conditionsáethics.
Usually, It is estimated that it can cost between US$10 and US$200 per hectare.área, this will dependá of all the factors that I mentionedé.
¿Whaté paícloud seeding is applied?
Cloud seeding has been used in más de 50 paíaround the world, including powers like the United States, Emirates ÁUnited Arabs, China and Russia. And Américh latina, paíifs like México, Chile and Argentina tooén have experimented with this tétechnique.
Cases of ésuccess:
- USA: In the déeach of 1950, cloud seeding was usedó for increase snowfall in the Montañace rockies, what contributedó to relieve one after the otheríin the regionón.
- China: On 2008, cloud seeding was usedó for increase rainfall during the Ol GamesíBeijing mpics, with apparently successful results.
- Emirates ÁArabs: úlately, is the paíI know that más comments on the use of tébombardment or stimulation techniqueóno of rain, even has the más modern operations center for operation controlósowing number. They have indicated that they have managed to increase rainfall in sectors over a 30%.
Concerns and disadvantages:
- Environmental impact: There is concernón that cloud seeding may have a negative environmental impact, like the alterationón of ecological balanceógame or contaminate itón of water.
- It rains hereí, but allá no: seed a cloud at locationá that it releases all its water load in that area and that cloud that, maybe it generated rainás late when moving to another area, don't do it anymore ahí.
- Uncertain effectiveness: As mentionedó previously, the effectiveness of cloud seeding is uncertain and depends largely on weather conditions.áethics.
- High cost: Cloud seeding can be a téexpensive technique that no isá accessible to allíses.
¿Is cloud seeding a solutionón viable para Américh from the South?
Cloud seeding couldíto be an optionón viable to complement other measures to mitigate droughtíin Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. Nevertheless, It is important to carry out scientific studiesírigorous tests to determine its effectiveness and environmental impact before implementing it on a large scale.
SpaghettiéThe orography should not be consideredíto complex that our parents haveíses, with valleys and mountainsñas very pronounced that make difficultían la surgeryónumber of aircraft in planting tasks.
Additional considerations
But this is not all, The path to achieve this is not easy and requires many actors.:
- Legal and regulatory framework: Necessary establish a legal and regulatory framework que regule la implementationón cloud seeding, ensuring its responsible and sustainable use.
- Participationócommunity n: It is important involve local communities in cloud seeding decision making, considering your needs and concerns.
- researchón and development: Needed invest in researchón and development to improve technologyíto cloud seeding and better understand its environmental impact.
In conclusionón, cloud seeding is a téconical that has both advantages and disadvantages. It is important to carefully evaluate its potential to somewhat reduce the impact.ón less rain in our countriesíses, but not beíto a solutionón immediate and much less economicalómica, so explore other sources of energyíand y generationón alternative beíto an additional path that must be evaluated.
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