Cars drive in a flooded street following heavy rains in Dubai on April 17, 2024. Giuseppe Cacace | Afp | Getty Images Hussain Sajwani, the chairman of Damac Properties, one of the United Arab Emirate’s largest private real estate developers, sought to downplay the severity of flooding in the country earlier this month, saying there were … Read more
Sarote Pruksachat | Moment | Getty Images Asia was the most disaster-hit region in the world last year as extreme weather and climate threats intensified amid global warming, according to the World Meteorological Organization, the UN’s weather agency. “Many countries in the region experienced their hottest year on record in 2023, along with a barrage … Read more
Taiwan’s quake-hit eastern county of Hualien has been rattled by more than 200 aftershocks, but only minor damage has been reported and no casualties. Largely rural and sparsely populated Hualien was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on April 3 that killed at least 17 people, and there have been more than 1000 aftershocks since. … Read more
NASA released photos of parts of Dubai and Abu Dhabi before and after the United Arab Emirates was hit by record rainfall last week that caused dangerous floods and paralyzed much of the country. The images, taken by NASA Earth Observatory on Friday using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey, show large patches of … Read more
Athens and the south of Greece appeared to be coloured in orange and red after dust from the Sahara engulfed the area on Tuesday evening. Strong winds had carried the dust across hundreds of miles from Africa. The dust is expected to clear throughout Wednesday, when winds are set to ease, local media reported. The … Read more
Cars are stranded on a flooded street in Dubai following heavy rains on April 18, 2024. Giuseppe Cacace | AFP | Getty Images The United Arab Emirates’ central bank sent a directive to the country’s lenders and insurers approving the deferring of loan repayments for six months, as residents and businesses reel from historic floods … Read more
People queue at a flight connection desk after a rainstorm hit Dubai, causing delays at the Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024. Rula Rouhana | Reuters The CEO of Emirates airline issued an apology letter to customers over the weekend after historic rains in the United Arab Emirates caused record flooding and … Read more
Traffic diverts away from a flooded street in Sharjah on April 20, 2024, after the heaviest rainfall on record in the UAE. Ahmed Ramzan | Afp | Getty Images 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 … Read more
Passengers queue at a flight connection desk at the Dubai International Airport in Dubai on April 17, 2024. Afp | Getty Images The CEO of Dubai Airports said Friday that he expects services to return “close to normality” within 24 hours after the major transit hub was hit by unprecedented flooding. The United Arab Emirates … Read more
TOPSHOT – Cars are stranded on a flooded street in Dubai following heavy rains on April 18, 2024. Dubai’s giant highways were clogged by flooding and its major airport was in chaos as the Middle East financial centre remained gridlocked on April 18, a day after the heaviest rains on record. Giuseppe Cacace | Afp … Read more
