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May 10, 2024 · As we approach a month since the historic storms, The National's team of photographers have put together their favourite pictures that best illustrate not just the extent of the flooding but also the heroic efforts to recover.
May 17, 2024 · One expat never wanted to live in a ground-floor apartment again after seeing how floods destroyed her home; another vowed to avoid units on higher levels after havi...
19 hours ago · The Emirati meteorological centre said it did not perform seeding operations during the floods. "Due to the excessive use of silver iodide to create artificial rain, Dubai saw its heaviest rainfall in a single day since meteorological records began in 1949," read a simplified Chinese post on Weibo on April 18, 2024.
3 days ago · The UAE's drainage systems quickly became overwhelmed, flooding out neighborhoods, business districts and even portions of the 12-lane Sheikh Zayed Road highway running through Dubai. The state-run WAM news agency called the rain “a historic weather event” that surpassed “anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949.”
May 12, 2024 · Hundreds of people were killed over the weekend after a series of deadly floods in Brazil, Afghanistan and Indonesia—the latest disasters after severe storms and flooding killed hundreds of ...
6 days ago · Heavy rain hits Dubai and Abu Dhabi - in pictures. Workers cut down a tree that was uprooted by the storm in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National. Explained: What is the UAE's new Jaywan card?
19 hours ago · Wed, June 5, 2024, 9:49 PM EDT · 3 min read. Scientists said record downpours that lashed the United Arab Emirates in April were most likely exacerbated by global warming, contrary to social ...
