Anti-hail systems and their possible repercussions in drought are discussed on numerous occasions. There is a system that is activated when it is expected that there will be precipitation in the form of hail and some planes launched by the State spray silver iodide to dissolve the clouds, avoiding hail and damage to crops. This has already been reported numerous times as something truly harmful.
Does the anti-hail system affect drought in wetlands?
Drought in wetlands and anti-hail system
The Gallocanta Lagoon, a wetland in Spain, is suffering from a severe drought after five consecutive years. Almost 300 farmers from Guadalajara, Soria, Zaragoza and Teruel have gathered to discuss what is responsible for the drying up of fields due to a lack of rainfall. This phenomenon has been studied in the context of other wetlands that also face similar challenges, as mentioned in World Wetlands Day.
Farmers have reported "suspicious flights" that appear when rain clouds are about to form, and then disappear without a drop falling. Silver iodide is a chemical compound that helps break up cloud formation and dissipate storm clouds. Although the farmers are neither physicists nor meteorologists, they claim to know the sky and the earth, having worked their entire lives depending on them. However, the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain (IGME) states that, halfway through the investigation, "There is still no conclusive data" to establish a relationship between the anti-hail generators and Gallocanta rainfall, explains the person in charge of the study.
What has been observed is that rainfall has decreased to a greater extent in the Gallocanta watershed compared to the rest of the peninsula since this compound was used to prevent hail. This is related to the growing concern about the water situation in wetlands, which reflects a broader problem in water resource management, as discussed in the articles on the Tables of Daimiel, an area that also faces considerable drought.
The research has yielded data on silver iodide concentrations in the soil that, while not very high, exceed the limits permitted by land use legislation. For climatologist and weekend presenter of El Tiempo en Castilla-La Mancha Media, Jonathan Gómez Cantero, it is “absolutely impossible” cause drought, and clarifies that the silver iodide technique is used to “manipulate meteorological, not climatic, conditions.”
Avoid hail with silver iodide
Silver iodide is a chemical compound that acts as a substance that attracts moisture, That is, hygroscopic. When silver iodide comes into contact with clouds and works (as it often does nothing), it causes the drop to fall before it freezes. This is done to prevent hail and the damage it can cause. However, the expert states that silver iodide poses a risk of contaminating soils and wetlands, since it is a metal that, if it impregnates animal tissue, can become a real problem for the entire food chain. even reach our body, as is the case with mercury. This concern about contamination has also been addressed in relation to how climate change affects groundwater resources, a hot topic that can be read in hydrogeology, a crucial area for understanding the impact of anti-hail systems on wetland drought.
However, it reiterates that "There is no climate manipulation", just as "there are no chemical trajectories or chem trails," as urban legends suggest. They believe it is necessary to give farmers a talk to stop them from thinking they are trying to steal rain. The spokesperson for the farmers' platform states that this conflict stems from a lack of legislation on this matter. There are numerous technical opinions on the issue. Some studies indicate that iodide has no effect; others say it evaporates rain; others that it diverts it to neighboring areas; and still others that it actually causes more rain.
Furthermore, the spokesperson asks why, when he buys herbicide, he has to show a professional license and state when and where he's going to dispose of it. However, the government is issuing permits to contaminate the soil they farm. There's a lot written about the topic of chem trails, and the truth is, it's difficult to know whether it's true or not, given the wide variety of opinions and hidden interests. What do you think about all this?
