Dubai floods: Why was the desert city hit with a torrential downpour?

Several Arabian Peninsula countries are recovering after days of flash flooding across the region, killed 20 people and shut down one the world's busiest airports.
But what triggered the torrential downfall that brought on the deadly floods in this tropical desert paradise? Experts say it could have been exacerbated by climate change.
Global’s Kyle Benning has more on the storm, it's causes, and if people in the region can expect similar weather to strike again.
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[@cable46]

Too much weather modification.

[@slidersides]

How?

[@JuanIslands]

Someone save the cat!

[@malick469]

They did lol, theres a video of it...that was my thought exactly when i saw it at first, poor kitty

[@cevsunkist]

The kitty was rescued. poor thing.

[@jake16563]

*cloud seeding is not climate change*

[@rickvervoort9536]

Just be thankful you don't have arsonists starting forest fires Dubai.

[@fortytwo244]

they don't have forests

[@JMcD500]

@@fortytwo244 🤣🤣🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@1ABNDT]

😂🤣yeah they just have Gov over seeding clouds & causing a flood.

[@mikebutler7476]

@@fortytwo244are you all there? Of course he knows they don’t have Forest Mcfly!!!

[@garystrankman3841]

It's from cloud seeding , but good old Global stick to their propaganda.

[@Thaddeus-ml8if]

They surprisingly admitted to seeding a couple of days before. Probably caused their neighbor Oman to flood.

[@icyclestick178]

why is global warming awareness bad?

[@lionface1364]

​@@icyclestick178what's wrong with calling this situation a problem caused by cloud seeding?

[@cerisejones8061]

Cloud seeding maybe they dumped too much silverphosphate

[@1ABNDT]

If GoebbelsNews had any journalists they would honestly report that this occurred from the Dubai Gov over seeding the clouds to produce rain.

[@JMcD500]

Cloud seeding gone wrong!!!🤣🤣...But but it's Climate Change!!!🤣🤣

[@kirkmiller9852]

I'm surprised your truthful comment was allowed

[@cindypedzikowski4152]

Most of the weather that is catastrophic was brought on my governments

[@Thaddeus-ml8if]

@@kirkmiller9852 They’ve been deleting my comments automatically.

[@stoutz]

It is climate change

[@rabinmaharjan5689]

Play with Nature - You get a sting, a back kick and a nut crack..

[@jkb358]

Cloud seeding geo engineering

[@quantum-health-clinic]

100%👍

[@cindypedzikowski4152]

Cloud seeding gone wrong

[@lysothea897]

Not really 100% cause by cloud seeding tho and this is the same storm that hit Oman.

[@stoutz]

Unlikely. More likely a typical storm exacerbated by the effects of climate change.

[@user-bk2iz4yt7j]

@@lysothea897😂

[@quantum-health-clinic]

I would say, gone right. Because that’s what they want- introduce the climate agenda 😜

[@MrThugger]

Since it doesn’t rain much in Dubai, Dubai was unprepared of this situation

[@martymethuselah]

weather is awesome in Canada despite the diversity god blesses the true north

[@gammon1183]

Floods in dubai are common as the drainage systems are poor .

[@canadiansfor2A]

The government was seeding clouds....

[@shabanahaque8738]

Dubai UAE mai. 🌧️🌧️ Kasie huwa

[@marcelstanford430]

That long bridge over the floodplain tells me there's a flood often enough.

[@Faz527]

wrong. bridges in middle eastern highways and roads are common. floods aren't

[@marcelstanford430]

@@Faz527 Is that so sand doesn't blow over and cover the roads?

[@Faz527]

@@marcelstanford430 most of them are regular highway overbridges while other are I guess for aesthetic city design J guess . They are very concerned about the visual appeal of their cities right!

[@user-pm8fq2cu1s]

So learn to live with more water and be grateful! Grow crops and trees and the country will enjoy a better quality of life than dwelling under ac and apartments!

[@jewelv]

There are people right now who would rather be there in this situation than to be in a place where everything has been destroyed by incessant bombing. who killed families and friends! Rejoice in your fate Dubai🤨

[@dixonyaarmouf4630]

Because the weather changes, and we just adapt… there’s no need to tax scam people or make up propaganda lol it used to be lush tropical there

[@LoveUAE333]

There is a beautiful saying: wherever there is rain, water spreads and life flourishes more. The United Arab Emirates will become, in the coming years, a land of rivers and lakes. The recent rains have revealed many river paths, watershed areas, and natural lakes that were in the past full of fresh water, and in the coming years we will witness water wealth. It is large in the United Arab Emirates, and this presents a great opportunity for significant growth in the Emirates, whether in sustainable energy production, agriculture, tourism projects, or eco-tourism, and facing the challenges of climate change that the whole world will face, represented by increasing amounts of rain, floods, etc.

[@princemoonbeam9882]

Water is indeed a force that can give nutrients and bring life, it can also take life and be destructive. It's not a force that we as humans should try to control.

[@xjustvibex]

WHATS CLOUD SEEDING?

[@crakkbone8473]

It’s when we spray chemicals into weather systems to artificially create rain conditions earlier than they normally would.

[@princemoonbeam9882]

Combine that with a lack or sewer systems to drain water properly and this is what you'll get

[@brendahemphill6957]

cloud seeding but its the result of climate change. So which one??

[@quantum-health-clinic]

lol

[@princemoonbeam9882]

whatever they try feeding you, choose the other 😂

[@johnmurray3888]

Could this explain Dubai's obsession with tall buildings? (to date, 30 skyscrapers over 1000 feet high).

[@sidali2590]

Dubai is a developed city with tall buildings why can't they invest in infrastructure

[@RDCFemmes]

The little kitty!

[@cevsunkist]

"Intermediate sized storm" ...um, are they trying to foreshadow a bigger one??

[@mondamathias92]

Expect the unexpected... This world isn't the same again. Weather experts must resign😅😅😅😊

[@blitzed310]

Climate change? Bravo A+ journalism at work here

[@Yurchuk666]

Stop wars around the world this is consequences, climate is changing.

[@maverickpinoy498]

lol totally! Genius factual comment!

[@MzuMzu-nx1em]

This technology should have been tested elsewhere before a city.

[@canadiansfor2A]

Cloud seeding?

[@chrisangus463]

Silver nitrate, I believe ?

[@canadiansfor2A]

@chrisangus463 it's a bunch of chemicals, including salts.

[@mariedelozier2530]

Ever hear of weather modification? This is an example of what happens!

[@GFD_VIDEOS]

In Dubai's land of sand and sun, Where skyscrapers touch the sky, one by one, A tempest brews, a mighty roar, As heavy rain begins to pour. From azure skies, dark clouds descend, As nature's fury knows no end. The streets awash with rushing tide, As raindrops dance, no place to hide. Through winding roads and city streets, The deluge flows, no mercy meets. Buildings shrouded in misty shroud, As rain paints patterns, bold and proud. The desert city, now a sea, With waves of water, wild and free. Cars adrift, like ships at sea, In this unexpected watery spree. But amidst the chaos, a glimmer of light, As communities band together, strong and tight. Neighbors lend hands, hearts full of grace, In the face of nature's relentless embrace. For in Dubai, resilience reigns, As the city weathers storms and pains. Through floods and rains, it stands tall, A testament to the human spirit's call. So let the rain pour down, let it be, For Dubai rises, resilient and free. In the face of adversity, it shall thrive, A beacon of hope, in the storm's revive.

[@ArabicReja973]

The rest of the world is urgently cutting carbon emission, - China🇨🇳 determines to accelerate its emission until 2030 ...lol

[@nicholasfooong.]

@@ToiChutGongWu irritated wumao

[@cristiansandu7537]

''It is worrying that people who can be in denial of the human impact on climate change are also provided with tools to directly manipulate the weather.'' Not my words but I could not have said it better myself

[@gobnsb]

They perform cloud seeding while their city are not design and prepared for that calamity.

[@Ben_La_goulette]

desert City 🏝️

[@mariatsipe2763]

Lol, “climate change”

[@rayerickson7614]

This is just the beginning. The UAE will not be in a drought anymore.

[@ska5568]

*Dubai millionaires and Billionaires, feel free to shift to Singapore* 😂😂😂

[@thewatcher2270]

Somebody pressed the wrong Button!😅

[@kufarimahdi9636]

Cloud 🌨️☁️ Seeding

[@marisajolly-nk5ft]

Like Australia

[@Kimmcleod22]

Over seeding the clouds

[@filipos7459]

None of this happened prior to electric cars being invented.

[@lionface1364]

Too much cloud seeding

[@chaotictranquility228]

Y’all meant to say CLOUD SEEDING

[@sues3218]

They were cloud seeding, but the climate alarmists can't give up their schtick.

[@LalthankimaRalte-di1ni]

Man made disster😢

[@Brightlight-bd9jc]

Why desert city had rainstorm? Because god decided it won’t be desert city anymore 😎

[@BallCant]

This city is a joke anyway.

[@tidelybumsquish]

Maybe because they created the rain... as they always do

[@18vlsnp]

So they get a storm and it rains more in one day than it does all year. So much rain that it floods the city? In the dessert? And its climate change?! Dubai 😂 please. This is also getting veey little traction. Powers at be in work 😂

[@webmasterguru7799]

Climate change of course 😅

[@rzmk8620]

No carbon tax still weather is killing!

[@scottfraser706]

So why are paying a carbon tax if our country's are changing the climate ie climate change 🤔🙄

[@CampsitePyro]

Stop seeding the clouds.

[@kdj0700]

Middle East is now tropical 😂

[@Chard638]

Let’s keep playing gods

[@avinashmaggidi6903]

Because he died for your sins, repentance and seeking Jesus Christ lead to salvation. 1. Matthew 24:6-8 : "You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains." 2. Luke 21:25-26 : "There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken." It's god's prophetic message Psalms 107:35 : "He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs." Isaiah 44:3 : "For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants." Isaiah 43:19 : "Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert."

[@shabanahaque8738]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@artist_hajiagha]

جاسوس کانادا من چند سال قبل هشدار دادم 😅سماها مسیحیت تبلیغات می کنید😅

[@Johnnynomadic]

Geo engineering gone wrong

[@user-iy9cy4tl2h]

Probably caused by a Ufo🛸👽

[@creativebeingss]

Fear God in ur good times not in bad times I sawxmany people's throwing tantrums and showoff that they were in Dubai 😂😂 what now u know nothing above God if he can create a good city then he can also destroy it too

[@rahatsultani5133]

With out almighty no one do any things. its punishment to UAE and arab country to creat Hindu prayer ship and neglected Palestine children Blood. Our world soon seen to much may disaster .Allah save innocent from harsh ppl karma

[@simplyimpish1055]

You mess with and alter Mother Nature? You get what you asked for. The world should take heed on this example.

[@user-hf5ls2ih7g]

Absolutely 💯

[@cujo505]

Great narrative 👎

[@user-un6wp4ln3v]

Results of Sinful People of UAE

[@killerquabe7797]

Geo-enginering gone wrong !!!

[@St.N1]

Why do we mess with God's creation?

[@Rocksteady-hl2ks]

I wasn't a big fan of Dubai...

[@chrisyawi5409]

Repent and turn to Jesus

[@EndofDays-7777]

Haarp .

[@canadiansfor2A]

No, it's cloud seeding... Haarp is something different...

[@user-hf5ls2ih7g]

This is The Almightys wrath for all the interference with nature. Don't play God UAE AND SAUDI ARABIA

[@najmeensiddiqui357]

It's God's punishment coz they didn't help Palestine 😂

[@Rocksteady-hl2ks]

God is punishing the men for wearing dresses...

[@fortytwo244]

Gay Jesus Loves You

[@suzz1776]

U do realize that the so called dresses the Arab men wear, are the same type of clothing Jesus wore. It isnt a dress.

[@Rocksteady-hl2ks]

@@suzz1776 I know they are not dresses; I was joking... ( I don't believe in god or jesus)

[@fortytwo244]

@@suzz1776 you do realize that he's a troll right?

[@RT-np7dm]

Classic Rocksteady comment - ignorant, to the point, and comedy gold.

[@muhammadejazulhaq2721]

Very advance city 😂

[@user-wu4yh8bu4t]

Its rain deal with it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sandylove974]

That what they get!!! trying to play with Mother Nature🫣😒

[@AboveAll604]

Already knew 2 weeks ago...🥱 This would happen... nothing suprising

[@sheldonsnow803]

when science fails...blame nature!

[@chrisangus463]

Do you think their insurance will cover it?

[@rsoub4086]

They have Lot off Alavés to clean the mess