NEOM megacity could change local weather patterns – Middle East Monitor

A climate scientist who works as an advisor for Saudi Arabia’s NEOM megacity project has warned that its construction could alter local environments and weather patterns, amid a broader series of controversies surrounding the kingdom’s flagship project.

According to the Financial Times, Donald Wuebbles – an expert in atmospheric physics and chemistry, as well as a professor at the University of Illinois, who is a paid adviser to NEOM – told the paper that…