Here's why less than half a foot of sudden rain in Dubai had such a major impact 01:15. The UAE's drainage systems quickly became overwhelmed, flooding out neighborhoods, business districts and ...

In the popular tourist destination Dubai, flights were canceled ... moisture like a towel and then ring it out in the form of flooding rainfall. The weather conditions were associated with ...

Unprecedented, torrential rainfall plunged parts of the United Arab Emirates underwater last week, bringing life to a standstill in Dubai and elsewhere. The flooding that resulted from the UAE’s ...

In a typical year, Dubai sees an average of 3.73 inches of rain, reports the Associated Press.On Tuesday, a torrential downpour brought 5.59 inches of rainfall and brought the city to a standstill.

The Dubai flooding last week illustrated how urban engineering is failing a major climate change test. In a world marked by the increasing possibility of extreme weather events, no matter how big ...

Dubai was inundated by rounds of downpours and submerged in flooding brought on by the equivalent of about two years’ worth of rain Tuesday. It follows flooding in recent days that reportedly ...

Dubai, renowned for its futuristic skyline and opulent lifestyle, has announced an ambitious $8 billion plan to construct a comprehensive stormwater runoff system. This announcement comes just two ...

Flooding in the United Arab Emirates' city of Dubai last week illustrates a simple climate change problem the modern world has not fixed: lack of drainage.