Is this God’s doing because of their killing of Israeli civilians? It’s certainly something to keep an eye on, and a taste of the inbound tribulation which will be marked by drought, especially during the latter half with the two witnesses of God.
Revelation 11:3–6
[3] And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
[4] These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. [5] And if anyone would harm them, fire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes. If anyone would harm them, this is how he is doomed to be killed. [6] They have the power to shut the sky, that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague, as often as they desire. (ESV)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4172yl0l1o
By Ruth Comerford
Authorities in Iran have sprayed clouds with chemicals to induce rain, in an attempt to combat the country’s worst drought in decades.
Known as cloud-seeding, the process was conducted over the Urmia lake basin on Saturday, Iran’s official news agency Irna reported.
Urmia is Iran’s largest lake, but has largely dried out leaving a vast salt bed. Further operations will be carried out in east and west Azerbaijan, the agency said.
Rainfall is at record lows and reservoirs are nearly empty. Last week President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that if there is not enough rainfall soon, Tehran’s water supply could be rationed and people may be evacuated from the capital.
Cloud seeding involves injecting chemical salts including silver or potassium iodide into clouds via aircraft or through generators on the ground. Water vapour can then condense more easily and turn into rain.
The technique has been around for decades, and the UAE has used it in recent years to help address water shortages.
Iran’s meteorological organisation said rainfall had decreased by about 89% this year compared with the long-term average, Irna reported.
“We are currently experiencing the driest autumn the country has experienced in 50 years,” it added.
Officials have also announced plans to penalise households and businesses that consume excessive amounts of water.
The head of Iran’s National Centre for Climate and Drought Crisis Management, Ahmad Vazifeh said dams in Tehran, West Azerbaijan, East Azerbaijan and Markazi are in a “worrying state”, with water levels in the single-digit percentages.
On Friday, hundreds gathered at a mosque in Tehran to pray for rainfall.
Iranian meteorologists reported there was some rainfall in the west and northwest of the country on Saturday – with video showing snowfall on a ski resort north of Tehran for the first time this year.