Iran: Floods and Locusts

FB friend Valerie Gd posted this comment: "Valerie Gd Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich It is interesting to see that the current flooding and intense rains in Iran have stayed so strictly within the country’s border (or areas near the borders). Not sure where did this weather system come from that it only caused this flood within Iran’s borders. Weather systems usually move through a predicted course act similarly in all areas they go through, but we cannot see this about this weather system. Also, right after this, grasshoppers infested South of Iran, which its said they have come from Saudi Arabia, which is very unusual. Considering both of these “natural phenomena” immediate effect is damage to Iran’s agricultural and livestock production. Put this in perspective with the West’s attempts to reduce Iran oil sales to zero and tighten the financial condition of Iran to prevent them from buying and importing their needs. If we consider one additional event, that last year when the British foreign minister while traveling in Iran threatened that the same mass deaths a result of hunger and unavailability of food [in the early 1900’s] can again happen to Iran if Iran does not change its course of politics within the region and not give up its defense capabilities. I am wondering if these floods and attack by grasshoppers could be something caused unnaturally as a means of war! It is worth researching at the very least!" While it is easy to dismiss such things, we should not. Humans have the science to shift clouds and this has been used rather extensively. As for locusts, well, the tactic of swarming (bees) has been used in the past. "Howard Rheingold cites mobile communications technology as a key enabler: The bees sense each other's buzzing and instinctually move in concert in real time. Text messaging on mobile devices and instantaneous file sharing off the internet via PDAs allows groups of people to receive their instructions, move in unison, nearly instantaneously, without prior planning or forethought. And, the technology allows groups to do so without a central leader. " So a preliminary search indicates the locust behavior has been under study to give them direction. Publication was only 2 weeks ago! I will have to research this in depth when I have better access to books and internet. For now, thanks Valerie Gd. Certainly worthwhile following up.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190408114325.htm