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Apr 17, 2024 · Updated 10:00 PM PDT, April 16, 2024. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Heavy thunderstorms lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, dumping the heaviest rain ever recorded in the country in the span of hours as it flooded out portions of major highways and Dubai’s international airport. The state-run WAM news agency called the rain ...
Apr 18, 2024 · Dubai International Airport acknowledged Wednesday morning that the flooding had left “limited transportation options” and affected flights as aircraft crews couldn’t reach the airfield. This is a locator map for the Gulf Cooperation Council member states: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates.
Apr 22, 2024 · The flooding that resulted from the UAE’s largest deluge on record was so intense that satellites were still able to see it from space days after the clouds cleared and the last drops of rain ...
Apr 17, 2024 · Record rainfalls in the United Arab Emirates and the wider Gulf region have flooded major roads and caused "carnage" at Dubai's international airport. More than 14cm (5.6 inches) of rain soaked ...
Apr 17, 2024 · Dubai has been hit by record floods over the past 24 hours, sparking misleading speculation about cloud seeding. So how unusual was the rainfall and what were the reasons behind the extreme downpours?
Apr 18, 2024 · Here’s why experts don’t think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai’s downpour. A man walks along a road barrier among floodwater caused by heavy rain on Sheikh Zayed Road highway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Christopher Pike) With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn’t really pour or flood ...
5. On 16 April 2024, heavy rains caused floods in the United Arab Emirates, affected cities of mainly Dubai and Sharjah, the northern Emirates, and different areas of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. [1] According to the National Center for Meteorology (United Arab Emirates) , this was the country's heaviest rainfall recorded in 75 years.
