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     SSS expedites benefit payments to kin of OFW who died in Dubai flood

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2. • • The rain that plunged Dubai underwater is associated with a larger storm system traversing the Arabian Peninsula and moving across the Gulf of Oman. This same system is also bringing unusually wet weather to nearby Oman and southeastern Iran.
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     A year’s worth of rain plunges normally dry Dubai underwater

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   How did the floods affect Dubai?

   • The floods also brought widespread disruption across Dubai. More than 1,000 flights due in and out of Dubai’s airport — the second-busiest in the world — were canceled, and days of delays followed. People were forced to abandon their vehicles on roads inundated by the floods.

   Dubai’s floods were made worse by climate change, scientists find - CNN

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   How can we prevent floods in Dubai?

   • Preventing heavy rainfall turning into deadly floods requires robust defences to deal with sudden intense downfalls. Dubai is, of course, heavily urbanised. There is little green space to absorb the moisture, and drainage facilities were unable to withstand such high levels of rainfall.

   What is cloud seeding and did it cause Dubai flooding?

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   How many people were killed in the UAE floods?

   • The floods killed four people in the UAE, and at least 19 others in Oman, including 10 children whose school bus was swept away in the deluge. The extreme weather caused pockets of flooding in several parts of the UAE that could be seen in satellite images from space . The floods also brought widespread disruption across Dubai.

   Dubai’s floods were made worse by climate change, scientists find - CNN

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   Does Dubai get a lot of rainfall?

   • Two men walk through floodwater in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell) The UAE, a hereditarily ruled, autocratic nation on the Arabian Peninsula, typically sees little rainfall in its arid desert climate.

   Heaviest recorded rainfall hits United Arab Emirates and Dubai airport

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4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › science-environment-68839043What is cloud seeding and did it cause Dubai flooding? - BBC

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   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...

5. www.cnn.com › 2024/04/22 › weatherSee Dubai flooding from space | CNN

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   Apr 22, 2024 · Unprecedented, torrential rainfall plunged parts of the United Arab Emirates underwater last week, bringing life to a standstill in Dubai and elsewhere. The flooding that resulted from the...

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7. www.cnn.com › 2024/04/17 › weatherDubai flooding: Chaos as UAE records heaviest rainfall in 75 ...

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   Apr 17, 2024 · Chaos ensued in the United Arab Emirates after the country witnessed the heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with some areas recording more than 250 mm (around 10 inches) of precipitation in fewer than...

8. www.bbc.com › news › world-middle-east-68831408Dubai airport chaos as UAE and Oman reel from deadly storms - BBC

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   Footage from the centre of Dubai showed dozens of submerged vehicles on a flooded part of Sheikh Zayed Road, as well as long traffic jams elsewhere on the 12-lane highway. 'It's been total...

9. www.cnn.com › 2024/04/25 › climateDubai’s floods were made worse by climate change, scientists ...

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   Apr 25, 2024 · CNN — The record-breaking rain that fell over the United Arab Emirates and Oman this month, triggering deadly floods and chaos, was driven partly by the climate crisis, according to a scientific...

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11. apnews.com › article › uae-rain-flood-recovery-dubaiHeaviest recorded rainfall hits United Arab Emirates and ...

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    Apr 18, 2024 · DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates tried to wring itself out Thursday after the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation, with its main airport allowing more flights even as floodwater still covered portions of major highways and communities.