DUBAI HIT BY HEAVY RAINS AGAIN
Only two weeks after a rainstorm broke the record books in
Dubai, more heavy rains have hit the United Arab Emirates.
Emirates Airlines was forced to delay and eventually cancel
several flights in and out of Dubai, while people were instructed to work from
home and students to study from home.
Last month’s rainfall triggered damaging floods in several
parts of the Arab country while its neighbour Oman had at least 19 people
killed. This includes 10 children who were on a bus that was swept away in the
flood waters.
The city of Dubai was brought to a halt, something the
bustling city’s people aren’t used to.
This time, residents and authorities were better prepared.
The day before the rainfall, workmen could be seen opening drains on the
streets of Dubai. Emergency notifications were shared across mobile phone
networks.
CNN reports that scientists linked the record rainfall that
hit the UAE and Oman two weeks ago to climate change. A team of 21 scientists
and researchers found that climate change was making extreme rainfall events in
the two countries between 19% and 40% more intense than they would have been
without global warming.
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