https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68844405
Over an unprecedented 48 hours, the skies over the United Arab Emirates darkened and torrential storms washed away Dubai's picture-perfect image. About 25cm (10in) of rain - roughly twice the UAE

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/weather/dubai-rain-flooding-climate-wednesday-intl/index.html
A 70-year-old man died after flooding swept away his vehicle in the UAE's Ras Al-Khaimah, a police statement said on Tuesday. The rainfall continued to shift east Wednesday, impacting parts of

https://apnews.com/article/uae-historic-rain-storm-flooding-dubai-airport-disruption-3e838dbc169e52dcd6d11b64f79bdcb7
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain the desert nation has ever recorded — a deluge that flooded out Dubai International Airport and disrupted flights through the world's busiest airfield for international travel. The state-run WAM news agency called the rain

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68844405
Heavy rainfall caused by four storms in 48 hours left Dubai's infrastructure and attractions under water. Passengers were stranded, roads were blocked and the death toll rose to one in the UAE.

https://apnews.com/article/uae-oman-rains-flooding-fatalities-7bf3881efbea998dfa4c1ed8d538217c
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

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68831408
Dubai airport chaos as UAE and Oman reel from deadly storms. 17 April 2024. By David Gritten, Francesca Gillett & Ruth Comerford, BBC News. 1:15. WATCH: Heavy rain causes flash flooding in Dubai

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/heavy-rain-rare-flooding-dubai-middle-east-rcna148056
By Denise Chow. The Arabian peninsula was hit by unprecedented rainfall and floods, shutting schools and grounding flights on Wednesday, with parts of the desert nation United Arab Emirates

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/17/dubai-submerged-in-floods-as-uae-gets-over-a-years-worth-of-rain-in-hours
Heavy thunderstorms have lashed the United Arab Emirates (UAE), dumping more than a year and a half's rain on the desert city-state of Dubai in just a few hours and flooding major highways and

https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/environment/2022/07/29/uae-floods-seven-found-dead-after-wettest-weather-in-decades/
Khushnum Bhandari / The National. Seven people have been found dead, as authorities continued a major clean-up operation on Friday after the UAE recorded its heaviest rainfall in 30 years. More than 800 people were rescued and thousands more placed in temporary accommodation in Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah after a summer deluge led to

https://www.ft.com/content/3b1fa9d7-9151-4d0a-a94f-e3c16af4138b
Flooding on Tuesday covered large parts of the UAE's road network, leaving standing water on Wednesday. Public transport has been severely disrupted, with many metro stations in Dubai closed on

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/what-caused-storm-that-brought-dubai-standstill-2024-04-17/
Item 1 of 5 People walk through flood water caused by heavy rains, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky [1/5] People walk through flood water caused by heavy rains

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68839043
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?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/dubai-floods-uae-rainstorm-airport-disruption-rcna148344
By Reuters. Dubai, a city in the desert proud of its futuristic gloss, was on Thursday busy clearing its waterlogged roads and drying out flooded homes two days after a record storm saw a year's

https://apnews.com/article/uae-rain-flood-recovery-dubai-airport-travel-a0fb046e15b39f126a16e5a599a7b313
By the end of Tuesday, more than 142 millimeters (5.59 inches) of rainfall had soaked Dubai over 24 hours. An average year sees 94.7 millimeters (3.73 inches) of rain at Dubai International Airport. Other areas of the country saw even more precipitation. Meanwhile, intense floods also have struck neighboring Oman in recent days.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/02/middleeast/uae-rain-storm-dubai-flights-disruption-climate-intl/index.html
The storm comes just two weeks after record-setting rainfall triggered damaging floods in several parts of the country and neighboring Oman, which killed at least four people in the UAE and ground

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/live-flooded-roads-in-dubai-stay-home-advisory-as-heavy-rains-batter-all-seven-emirates
12.15pm: Hail, heavy rains cause floods in UAE KT readers have sent in videos and photos of the heavy rains across the country. Instagram user 'MoHsIn' sent in a clip of hail pelting early today

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68839043
In January, the UAE's Road and Transport Authority set up a new unit to help manage floods in Dubai. Related Topics. Floods; United Arab Emirates; Climate; Dubai; More on this story.

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/dubai-rains-6-most-flood-hit-areas-after-record-downpour
Parts of northern Emirates and Al Ain. Fujairah. In Ras al Khaimah, tragedy struck when a 70-year-old man was swept away in his vehicle while attempting to cross a flooded wadi during hazardous

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Arab_Emirates_floods
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.

https://www.newsweek.com/uae-floods-before-after-satellite-photos-1893191
Severe flooding in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been captured in before-and-after satellite photos shared by the NASA Earth Observatory. A year's worth of rain descended on parts of the UAE

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-climate/floods-dubai-uae-9275782/
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) recorded the heaviest rain ever after a severe thunderstorm hit the country on Monday (April 15) late night, killing at least one person, causing damage to homes and businesses, and bringing air travel to a standstill in Dubai. According to the state-run WAM news agency, the rain was "a historic weather event

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68833955
Heavy rain has battered parts of the United Arab Emirates, including Dubai, causing flash flooding in some areas. ... Aerial footage shows flooding across north-east US. 4 Apr 2024.

https://www.insuranceinsider.com/article/2ddofo0mnyzn6n86bthc0/brokers-section/insured-property-losses-from-uae-floods-at-1-8bn-2-3bn-gallagher-re
Insured property losses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) arising from the floods in April will reach $1.8bn-$2.3bn, including facultative risks, according to Gallagher Re. The reinsurance broker

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sustainability/climate-misinformation-record-floods-worldwide-dubai-4403301
Videos of the flooding are insane," said Robby Starbuck, a conservative American commentator, to his more than 460,000 followers on X in April, after the Gulf city was hit by unprecedented downpours.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/climate-change-denial-historic-floods-are-not-caused-by-cloud-seeding/ar-BB1onO14
Cloud seeding and public perception. Claims of weather manipulation appeared after every major flood this year, including in Zimbabwe, the United Arab Emirates, and other nations.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-06-18/from-texas-to-dubai-the-era-of-extremely-wild-weather-is-here
June 18, 2024 at 8:00 AM PDT. Wildfires in Canada that burned continuously for over a year. Floods that brought Dubai to a standstill. Deadly heat blanketing the streets of New Delhi. The first

https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2024/06/22/uae-contributes-5-million-to-un-for-humanitarian-efforts-in-sudan
The United Arab Emirates has signed an agreement with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to allocate $5 million to support the Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF). ... Over 2 million stranded as floods ravage parts of Bangladesh "Children are the most vulnerable, facing heightened risks of drowning

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-forces-step-up-bombardment-across-gaza-amid-fierce-fighting-2024-06-21/
Israeli forces pounded Rafah in southern Gaza on Friday, as well as other areas across the enclave, killing at least 45 Palestinians as troops engaged in close-quarter combat with Hamas militants

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/11/weather/florida-flooding-hurricane-season-climate/index.html
Flood warnings are in effect Wednesday night for parts of Broward, Miami-Dade, Collier and Hendry counties through Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service, which warned "life

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68835639
Floods. United Arab Emirates. Dubai. 3 days ago World. 4 days ago US & Canada. 22 May 2024 Essex. 19 May 2024 Latin America. 17 May 2024 Asia. 14 May 2024 Latin America & Caribbean.