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Rainfall from thunderstorms, like the ones seen in UAE in recent days, sees a particular strong increase with warming. This is because convection, which is the strong updraft in thunderstorms, strengthens in a warmer world,
said Dim Coumou, a professor in climate extremes at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The extra heat in the atmosphere means there's more energy for weather systems to generate that intense rainfall. And more moisture and energy in the atmosphere means we get more of our rainfall in the form of short intense downpours,
They really only cloud seed when they want to encourage rain to fall from very recalcitrant clouds that aren't gonna rain anyway, not from ones that are full of rain causing huge storms."
Cloud seeding can’t create clouds from nothing. It encourages water that is already in the sky to condense faster and drop water in certain places. So first, you need moisture. Without it, there’d be no clouds,
It's likely that the storm was kind of supercharged by climate change because there's just more moisture available in the air for any storm system to then precipitate out,
said Colleen Colja, a climate scientist at Imperial College London It was one of the most horrific situations I had ever experienced,
said one Dubai resident in his 30s, who did not want to give his name, after his 15-minute commute turned into a 12-hour ordeal on flooded roads They are completely lost, it’s complete chaos – no information, nothing,
fumed one passenger, who did not want to be named, after a 12-hour wait, Agence France-Presse reported It remains an incredibly challenging time. In living memory, I don’t think anyone has ever seen conditions like it,
Griffiths told the state-owned talk radio station Dubai Eye Customers should expect delays with departures and arrivals” and that while some passengers had been able to get to their destinations “we are aware that many are still waiting to get on flights”.
Emirates, Dubai’s flagship airline, posted on X on Wednesday night We did not use cloud seeding because (the storm) was already strong,
The heaviest rainfall in Dubai for 75 years didn't happen because of cloud seeding,
I get the impression we were all quite shocked by just how bad it was,
I finally made it to arrive to the hotel after being stuck in the airport for 12h!
One particularly weary tourist, who uploaded a photo of himself wearing a T-shirt that read "RUGGED," wrote What a difference a day makes... yesterday we had the larges storm in the recorded history of the UAE
Wow, Dubai can't decide if it wants to be sunny or rainy!
In a tweet, one person joked Flights continue to be delayed and diverted... We are working hard to recover operations as quickly as possible in very challenging conditions,
a Dubai Airports spokesperson said The airlines have been less than useless and it's all very confusing,
If you're travelling from #DXB today, be sure to allow extra time to get to the airport and use the Dubai Metro, where possible."
Emirates and other airlines are advising passengers Just like all my friends in crypto... today I am underwater."
My Rolls Royce got flooded and we're stuck in the middle of the road in Dubai,