Dubai

2024 - 4 - 17

Huikeat tulvat Dubaissa: Meni monta vuotta sateessa 24 tunnissa!

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Historiallinen rankkasade Dubaissa on aiheuttanut harvinaisia tulvia ja kaaosta lentokentällä. Lue lisää!

Dubaissa nähtiin poikkeuksellisen rankkaa sadetta, joka aiheutti tulvia niin vakavia, että Dubain kansainvälinen lentokenttä joutui vaikeuksiin. Tyypillisesti Dubai saa vain 0,13 tuumaa sadetta huhtikuun aikana, mutta nyt kaupunkiin satoi kahden vuoden edestä sadetta vain 24 tunnissa. Yhden päivän aikana saatu sade vastasi vuoden sademäärää Dubaissa. Tulvat olivat niin massiivisia, että lentoliikenne oli vaarassa, ja matkustajat jäivät jumiin terminaalissa ja kiitotiellä. Dubain rankkasateet ovat harvinaisuus, kun normaalisti kaupunki tunnetaan kuumasta ja kuivasta ilmastostaan.

Kuitenkin, on ilmennyt, että osa rankkasateista johtui pilvisiemenistä, joita Yhdistyneet Arabiemiirikunnat ovat käyttäneet vuodesta 2002 lähtien. Näiden säätä muokkaavien tekniikoiden seurauksena rankkasateet ovat aiheuttaneet laajaa tulvaa autiomaassa. Vahvat ukkosmyrskyt ovat iskeneet myös UAE:n alueelle, aiheuttaen häiriöitä Dubai International Airportin toimintaan ja matkustajien reitteihin.

Historialliset sateet eivät ole vain hämmästyttäneet paikallisia, vaan niiden seurauksena Dubain lentokenttä joutui jopa kehottamaan matkustajia pysymään poissa alueelta. Lentoreittien peruutukset ja viivästykset ovat johtaneet siihen, että matkustajat ovat joutuneet viettämään tuntikausia lentokentällä.

Yhteenvetona, Dubain poikkeukselliset rankkasateet ovat tuoneet kaupunkiin harvinaista maisemaa ja haasteita, kun normaalisti kuiva ilmasto ei ole tottunut näin massiiviseen sademäärään. Rankkasateiden vaikutukset liikenteeseen ja infrastruktuuriin ovat olleet merkittäviä, mutta samalla ne muistuttavat luonnon arvaamattomuudesta ja ilmastonmuutoksen vaikutuksista.

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Heavy rains cause rare flooding in Dubai (NBC News)

Heavy rains battered parts of the Middle East on Tuesday, appearing to flood the tarmac at the Dubai International Airport.

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Dubai sees severe flooding after getting 2 years' worth of rain in 24 ... (ABC News)

On average, Dubai typically receives just 0.13 inches of rain during the month of April. PHOTO: Cars are parked at a flooded street during a rain storm in Dubai ...

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A year's worth of rain plunges normally dry Dubai underwater (CNN International)

Like the rest of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai has a hot and dry climate. As such, rainfall is infrequent and in many areas there is limited infrastructure ...

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Heavy Rainfall Kills 18 in Oman as Dubai Airport Floods (The New York Times)

The United Arab Emirates had its largest rainfall in 75 years as a year's worth of rain fell in Dubai alone, temporarily halting flights.

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Dubai airport flooded in hours as storm dumps unusual record rain ... (The Associated Press)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Heavy thunderstorms lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, dumping the heaviest rain ever recorded in the country in ...

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Dubai flooding prompts orders to 'stay at home' after city gets 2 years ... (FOX Weather)

In just one day, two years of rain fell on Dubai, triggering flash flooding that crippled a city not accustomed to rain.

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Dubai grinds to standstill as cloud seeding worsens flooding (The Seattle Times)

The heavy rains that caused widespread flooding across the desert nation stemmed partly from cloud seeding, which the UAE has been doing since 2002.

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UAE hit with severe flooding as record rainfall disrupts Dubai flights (CNBC)

The downpour prompted flight cancellations and delays at Dubai's airport, with travelers stranded for hours in both the terminal and on the tarmac.

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Dubai flooding hobbles major airport's operations as "historic ... (CBS Las Vegas)

Dubai International Airport is urging travelers to stay away as flooding from "a historic weather event" hobbles the arid United Arab Emirates.

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A year's worth of rain plunges normally dry Dubai underwater (CNN)

A year's worth of rain unleashed immense flash flooding in Dubai Tuesday as roads turned into rivers and rushing water inundated homes and businesses.

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No, Dubai's Floods Weren't Caused By Cloud Seeding (WIRED)

Heavy rain has triggered flash flooding in Dubai. But those pointing the finger at cloud seeding are misguided.

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Chaos in Dubai as UAE records heaviest rainfall in 75 years (CNN)

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 of ...

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A storm dumps record rain across the desert nation of UAE and ... (ABC News)

Heavy thunderstorms have lashed the United Arab Emirates, dumping the heaviest rain ever recorded in the country in the span of hours as it flooded out ...

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Dubai inundated with rain: Photos show flooded city after torrential ... (Wellsville Daily Reporter)

The airport is closed, cars are submerged in highways that look like swimming pools after the historic rainfall that killed at least one person.

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Dubai's record-shattering "rain bomb" has clear climate change ties (Axios)

Zoom in: Extremely heavy rains inundated the city, shutting down its busy airport hub for a time on Tuesday. At least two years' worth of rain, or about 6.26 ...

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Video: Cat clings to car door in Dubai flooding before being scooped ... (FOX Weather)

A lucky cat was rescued from floodwaters in Dubai after rains led to devastating flooding in the UAE capital city. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – During the ...

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Explainer: What caused the storm that brought Dubai to a standstill? (Reuters.com)

A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses, grid-locked traffic and trapped ...

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What Is 'Cloud Seeding'—And Did It Cause Dubai's Record Flooding? (Forbes)

Heavy rains in Dubai have prompted theories that “cloud seeding” may be to blame—but many experts are skeptical.

What is cloud seeding and did it cause Dubai flooding? (BBC News)

How extreme was the rainfall? Dubai is situated on the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is usually very dry. But while it receives less than 100mm ( ...

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People are blaming cloud seeding for the Dubai flooding. But what ... (News@Northeastern)

Several cars submerged in water from the flooding in Dubai. Intense rain in the United Arab Emirates has sparked another conversation about the link between ...

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UAE government says cloud seeding did not take place before ... (NBC News)

A United Arab Emirates government task force said it had not carried out cloud seeding missions in the run-up to the heavy storms that caused flooding in ...

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Dubai airport flooded and flights are hit as storm dumps record rain ... (The Associated Press)

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 ...

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Dubai rain: Why experts don't think cloud seeding played a role (The Associated Press)

With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn't really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab Emirates and paralyzed Dubai.

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Dubai airport operations ramp back up as flooding from UAE's ... (CBS News)

Water still covers some roads around Dubai International Airport, but flights are moving as the UAE bails out from a historic deluge.

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Did cloud seeding cause Dubai floods? Why experts say no (Aljazeera.com)

Chaos engulfed the UAE after its biggest city Dubai was inundated with water in the wake of record rainfall.

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Dubai floods: UAE airport still facing disruptions after rainstorm (NBC News)

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 ...

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Photos: UAE sees its heaviest rains in 75 years (NPR)

Schools and businesses were closed across the United Arab Emirates after about a year's worth of rain fell in a single day. Flooding has also disrupted ...

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'Apocalyptic' Dubai floods shake picture-perfect city (BBC News)

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 ( ...

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Dubai floods seen from space (European Space Agency)

Dubai has been hit with torrential rain that flooded the desert city – submerging roads and vehicles and disrupting flights.

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Dubai's Extraordinary Flooding: Here's What to Know (The New York Times)

Images of a saturated desert metropolis startled the world, prompting talk of cloud seeding, climate change and designing cities for intensified weather.

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What is cloud seeding and did it play any role in the Dubai floods? (CBS News)

Dubai is known for using planes to help prompt precipitation over the region. But experts say it did not play a role in this week's historic downpour.

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Dubai faces massive clean up after deluge swamps glitzy desert city (Reuters.com)

The rains were the heaviest experienced by the United Arab Emirates in the 75 years that records have been kept. They brought much of the country to a ...

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Dubai trying to dry out, clear airport after UAE see historic rainfall ... (WLS-TV)

The United Arab Emirates tried to wring itself out Thursday after the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation.

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Freak Storm in Dubai Rains on Binance's Parade (Bloomberg)

In this edition of the Bloomberg Crypto newsletter, Suvashree Ghosh and Hannah Miller report on how flooding in Dubai threatened to wash out Token2049.

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