After the farmers in the Salihli district of Manisa claimed that it did not rain due to the flood repellent installed in the region, we asked the expert about the subject… TMMOB Chamber of Meteorology Engineers Manisa Provincial Representative Lütfi Vural made important statements on the subject.

Lütfi Vural, Manisa Provincial Representative of the Chamber of Meteorology Engineers of TMMOB, gave important information about the hail repellent system, which has been used recently in Manisa and is claimed by some farmers to prevent rain. Stating that the anti-hail system was originally a system that was established for raining, then it was diversified and started to be used with hail-repellent, Vural said, adding that a scientific explanation has not yet been made that the system prevents rain.

Speaking to our newspaper on the subject, Vural said, “This project first spread to Alaşehir and Sarıgöl regions, then to districts such as Köprübaşı Salihli. It started with a rain bomb first. Mankind has tried to find a solution against drought and lack of precipitation in this way. The method of throwing the compressed apparatus called silver iodide to the place where the clouds are. Silver iodide is thrown into the clouds. Since it acts as condensation, it allows the water vapor and other particles in the cloud to be collected and transformed into precipitation. As a result, it rains. However, it also has a handicap. How much precipitation will fall is unpredictable. It also causes undesirable situations because it is usually very heavy rains. That’s why the rain bomb app is currently obsolete. It was applied 25-30 years ago in Istanbul and it was not a cure. Israel is the country that implements it best at the moment.” said.

THE SYSTEM USED FOR RAIN HAS DEVELOPED TO BE USED AGAINST HAIL

Vural, who informed that the system used to make it rain over time, used to prevent hail precipitation with some changes, said, “They put the same idea into practice for other situations. It was intended to be used as a prevention tool for undesirable situations. There is also hail, which is an undesirable situation for agriculture. It was aimed to prevent hail by throwing off particles or sound waves. But there is no scientifically proven equivalent to this. The answer given by the General Directorate of Meteorology regarding the negativity of this system is that “the negative effects have not been conclusively proven”. This is an answer given to the question of a chamber president from Alaşehir. But this is a problem. It leaves a question mark in the head. It’s a subject open to abuse. Authorities need to come out and explain what the mechanism is, its benefits and harms.” used the phrases.