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Drone that forms clouds and causes precipitation

23.01.2021

Drone Ganlin-1 (translated from Chinese - "sweet rain") generates artificial precipitation.

Climate change has begun to change the face of the planet, so scientists are increasingly beginning to come up with technologies that change natural processes.

Back in March 2019, Chinese researchers launched a project to change the weather - namely, to call rain. By order of meteorologists, they created the Ganlin-1 drone (translated from Chinese as "sweet rain"), which generates artificial precipitation.

In January, the unmanned aerial vehicle successfully made its first test flight, spending more than 30 minutes in the air. The drone is trained to spray substances with an undisclosed composition that contribute to the formation of clouds and precipitation.

Previously, instead of drones for these purposes, the Chinese used aircraft and missiles that spray silver iodide in the air.

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