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AP: UAE deluged after historic storm dumps record rain across the desert nation "The state-run WAM news agency called the rain Tuesday “a historic weather event” that surpassed “anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949.” https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/uae-deluged-after-historic-storm-dumps-record-rain-across-the-desert-nation #extreme #rainfall #rain #uae #dubai
UAE deluged after historic storm dumps record rain across the desert nation
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."PBS NewsHour
#Desert city of #Dubai #floods as heaviest #rainfall in 75 years hits #UAE
source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/17/dubai-floods-uae-rainfall-weather-forecast
#Rain is unusual in the UAE but occurs periodically during the cooler winter months.
#weather #climate #environment #earth #news #disaster
Desert city of Dubai floods as UAE hit by heaviest rainfall in 75 years
City records over 120mm of rain in a day, about as much as it expects in a year as rain floods highways and homesGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)