‘Fake’ rain for real Dubai heat

That’s one way to beat the heat!

Officials in Dubai are using drones to artificially increase rainfall as the city grapples with oppressive heat.

The rainmaking technology, known as cloud-seeding, was put into use as temperatures have surged past 120 degrees Fahrenheit in the United Arab Emirates city, the Independent reported.

Experts have said the technology aims to make rain form more efficiently inside clouds and, in doing so, force it to come down to the ground.

Drones are used to shoot electrical charges into clouds, causing them to clump together and trigger more rainfall.

Footage shared Sunday by the UAE’s National Center of Meteorology showed intense showers flooding roads.

Rainmaking has become common in dry countries such as the UAE, which typically records only four inches of rain a year.

“The global water shortage is worsening in many parts of the world, so the demand for fresh water is increasing,” said Linda Zou, a professor at the UAE’s Khalifa University of Science and Technology.