rain seeding technology.. Morocco relaunches the “al-ghaith” initiative to pollinate the sky

In 1984, the late Moroccan monarch, King Hassan II, launched an initiative called “Al-Ghaith” specifically for artificial rain seeding, in an effort to counter the effects of successive years of severe drought in the country. The trial period of this process, launched in partnership with experts from the American Development Agency, continued for more than five years to ensure its effectiveness and knowledge of the various aspects linked to it. Operation “Ghaith” is focused on specific areas of the Kingdom, particularly those that include water dams, and is carried out either by relying on ground generators that release chemicals to pollinate clouds, or by using Royal Gendarmerie helicopters equipped with special technology. This program was adopted by Morocco almost three decades ago, each time the specter of drought appeared, and the experience was relaunched three years ago, when Nizar Baraka, Minister of Equipment and Water, confirmed during his previous intervention last November in the heart of Morocco. Parliament that his ministry had expanded between… year. This technique makes it possible to increase the level of precipitation between 14 and 17 percent, and it is generally used in Morocco between the months of November and April, in 22 operations, by resorting to the pollination of the sky clouds with sodium chloride. salt and silver iodide by a purely technical process. In this regard, Al-Hussein Youabed, head of communications at the General Directorate of Meteorology, confirmed in statements previously published in Heba Press that the “Al-Ghaith” artificial rain initiative was part of the urgent solutions that Morocco resorts to every time it rains. is delayed or delayed. Yoabed explained in advance that the success of the rain-seeding process requires the availability of natural factors and auxiliary conditions, such as the presence of suitable air currents to stimulate clouds and a high level of humidity with low levels of air masses in the upper atmosphere. The same spokesperson stressed that rain seeding is a process that requires a lot of precautions and careful work, since it is preceded by taking samples from the targeted areas, so that rain seeding specialists from the Meteorological Directorate begin to analyze the cloud data and determine the success rate. before the process begins. He added that artificial rain seeding operations in Morocco target mountainous areas adjacent to dams to improve their properties through falling snowflakes, which also help improve the water bed. Environmental experts from different countries had previously confirmed, during the “COP22” climate summit organized by our country, that artificial rain seeding technology is an environmentally friendly technology, because its use does not cause any negative effects, either on the water bed or on agricultural products. . It should be noted that Morocco, thanks to the experiences and expertise it has accumulated through the “Al Ghaith” initiative, has become a pioneer in the field of artificial rain seeding on the African continent, which has allowed it to provide support in this context. to African countries, including Mali, Burkina Faso and Senegal, she requested Morocco’s help to undertake the same initiative in order to end the specter of thirst that threatens its population and improve the productivity of millions of agricultural hectares.