It was highlighted: The results of soil generator protection are clearly demonstrated by the fact that while larger and larger hailstones that fell in the surrounding countries caused significant damage, the thunderstorms in our country were accompanied by hailstones the size of wheat or peas.
It was recalled: In the two weeks between 15 and 28 April, it was necessary to operate ground generators for seven days. For a long time, the operation of ground generators was necessary in the northern and western parts of the country.
Start Week immediately refuted accusations that the ice damage mitigation system had anything to do with the lack of precipitation, as in addition to turning on the soil generators, rain fell across the country.
– Highlight NAK.
Although temperatures were below normal in most parts of the country after the cold weather on April 16, heavy rain showers and supercell thunderstorms formed several times in our country, accompanied by ice the size of wheat and peas in many places. In this period, farmers reported a total of 34 incidents of ice that did not cause damage, with most of the finds coming from Baranja and Gyor Mosun-Sopron counties. NAK confirmed that this hurricane caused serious agricultural damage in neighboring Romania.
The weather turned out to be extreme not only in our country, but also in several areas of Europe, and severe thunderstorms, accompanied by greater ice in some areas, caused problems. In Romania, Greece, Bulgaria and Croatia, ice also caused significant damage, and in France, Spain and Portugal, not only agricultural areas were affected, but also residential buildings due to the large amount of ice.
The National Ice Damage Mitigation System (JÉGER) operated by NAK began its seventh defense season this year, and the alert period runs until September 30, 2024. The system's soil generators, consisting of a total of 986 – 219 automatic and 767 manual generators – provide nationwide coverage, burning material Active ones contain silver iodide, which rises into the clouds, reducing the size of the ice particles that form there. It was important to note that the possibility of hail occurrence cannot be completely ruled out despite the operation of JÉGER, but it can be guaranteed that the size of the falling ice particles will be smaller than those that would have fallen without using the system.
