Dubai makes its own RAIN to tackle 122F heat: Drones blast clouds with electrical charge to produce downpours

• The rain is formed using drone technology that gives clouds an electric shock to 'cajole them' into clumping together and producing precipitation
• The UAE is one of the most arid countries on Earth and the technique helps to increase its meagre annual rainfall
• Video shows it is working with monsoon-like downpours across the country 

The United Arab Emirates is creating its own rain using drones that fly into clouds and unleash electrical charges to beat the sweltering 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius) heat. 

The rain is formed using drone technology that gives clouds an electric shock to 'cajole them' into clumping together and producing precipitation. 

The UAE is one of the most arid countries on Earth, and it hopes the technique could help to increase its meagre annual rainfall. 

And it is working. Video footage released by the UAE's National Center of Meteorology shows monsoon-like downpours across the country which create a sheet of rain on the highways. 

The United Arab Emirates is creating its own rain using drones that fly into clouds and unleash electrical charges to beat the sweltering 122 degrees Fahrenheit heat