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UAE rain: Flights cancelled, roads flooded as rare storm soaks Dubai, Sharjah, Qatar

December 19, 2025 admin

Floods waters engulf part of the main throughfare following heavy rains, in Sharjah on December 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP UAE airport authorities cancelled or delayed dozens of flights and roads were flooded in major cities as the heaviest rainstorm in months lashed the desert nation on Friday (December 19, 2025). Dubai’s Emirates airline…

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Dubai Flights Cancelled, Schools And Offices Shut Due To Rains

May 3, 2024 admin

Dubai announced work from home for government employees on May 2 and May 3. Abu Dhabi: Days after the United Arab Emirates witnessed flooding in April, heavy rains have returned to the country with several flights being cancelled and delayed in and out of Dubai while people and students were asked to work and study…

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Avoid Beaches, Drive With Caution

May 1, 2024 admin

A general view of Dubai Downtown showing world’s tallest building Burj Al Khalifa. (FILE) The Dubai Police issued a public safety warning this evening due to expected unstable weather conditions.”Please stay away from the beaches and do not sail, avoid valley areas, torrential rains, and low places, exercise caution while driving vehicles,” the alert read….

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NASA Posts Pics Of Flooded UAE Areas After 6 Billion Cubic Metres Of Rain

April 22, 2024 admin

Last week’s rain were Dubai’s heaviest in the last 75 years. American space agency NASA has released photos of areas that were flooded in the UAE after last week’s torrential rain. NASA said it was a “slow-moving storm” system that brought so much rain into the Gulf states and dropped more than a year’s worth…

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Warning Of “Weather Wars” Amid Debate Around Cloud Seeding And Dubai Rain

April 19, 2024 admin

The rains were the heaviest experienced by the UAE in 75 years. A leading weather experts has warned of “weather wars” between countries if cloud seeding gets out of hand. In a statement, Johan Jaques, a senior meteorologist at environmental technology company KISTERS, has warned if unintended consequences when technology is used to alter the…

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