@InayaShujaat conspiracy theorists have been going on about weather modification since the 80s
Was pretty big in Pakistan & middle east (dubai included) back in 2000s
Its baseless. The news orgs are just indulging in clickbait by using it
UAE has been using cloud seeding for the past decade, with mixed to no results.
You would need a fleet of atleast a few thousand or more aircraft flying 24/7 to drop 10,000s of tonnes of salt, and even then it would be a 50-50 shot for such a heavy storm.