A rocket has fallen near the five-star Fairmont The Palm hotel in Dubai, triggering a major fire at the scene.

In an effort to combat air pollution, the Indian capital is set to begin its first artificial cloud seeding trial in early September, aiming to generate artificial rain.

Azerbaijan will implement pilot projects on artificial precipitation technology and water extraction from air, says country's National Strategy for the Efficient Use of Water Resources”, News.Az reports.

On July 23, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Erlan Nysanbayev met with scientists from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to discuss the creation of artificial forest plantations on the dried base of the Aral Sea.