The flooded Dubai

The flooded Dubai: Doom of Nature, Cloud seeding or Climate Change

No one is willing to accept that a day rain will ended the glittering image of the famous Dubai, but yes its true the dazzling Dubai image disappeared in 48 hours torrential rain, the residents, workers laborers and travelers who comes to see and enjoy the tallest towers city as claims by city possessors ‘Dubai is the only place where the sky is not the limit” all were shocked when they experience the unpredictable storm. Resorts, Luxury cars disappeared on roads while the street alters in muddy rivers in 48 hours. The United Arab Emirates UAE never seen some 10 inch rain in single storm in last 75 years, Dubai received entire year average rain in 48 hours, About 25cm (10in) of rain – roughly twice the UAE’s yearly average – fell in a single day, vanished the major places infrastructure under water. According to News outlets. UAE’s President Sheikh Mohammed bin Nahyan issued order for studding affected infrastructure and to limit the damage caused, the residents were informed by officials before rainstorm, so far the official death toll is one person, but the news of three persons death report after official statement, the overall damages are still not examine. The world busy Dubai Airport struggling to scheduled flights. The rain started on Monday 15 April in the city, but on Thursday afternoon the sky suddenly distorted in dark and in hours the rain storm ruled the city. The city flooded videos shared by residents, foreigners and workers on Instagram, TikTok and other social networks was horrifying, the workers compiling about their flooded houses and businesses, once famous resorts spots are now converted to muddy water create chaos and controversy behind unpredicted rainstorm, some Tik Tok folks narrate this with building a Hindu temple while some linked it with cloud seeding, despite unmatched perceptions experts say its climate change. UAE receives April profound rainfall was the most since records began in 1949, before the country was established in 1971. According to AlJAZEERA News rainstorm initially hit Oman on Sunday before it minced the UAE on Tuesday, knockout of power and flight disruptions. The flood swamped houses, caused traffic chaos and trapped people in their homes in Dubai, also speculation was rife on social media, linking cloud seeding with rainstorm. According to the National Centre of Meteorology Cloud seeding, which was initiated in the 1990s, has been a part of the country’s effort to solve water shortages. The NCM on Wednesday said the seeding took place on Sunday and Monday, and not on Tuesday. The NCM deputy director general Omar Al Yazeedi, deputy director told the NBC news agency that the organization “did not conduct any seeding operations during this event”. Sajjad Ali worker 37 years old from Pakistan living since above 12 years in Dubai told that our place are safe but other workers spaces are flooded, we never expect such storm in Dubai, he mention his friend vehicle which flooded on Sheikh Zayad Road. Ali said all the workers are waiting for government orders and assistance, the outdoor business are vanished, the government employees are informed to continue work from home and schools are closed, he added. No one is willing to accept that a one day rain will ended the glittering image of the Dubai, Sajjad lamented we are hoping that government will restore their activity soon. Jonathan Richards a resident of Dubai talk to CBS Evening News on Friday that we see storm in the past but this one was hideous, it’s like aliens invasion, the sky was nonstop thunder, he added. Climate scientists claim that rising global temperatures is leading to more extreme weather events around the world, including intense rainfall. The scientists say human-caused climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent, also the UN led Intergovernmental Panel on climate change IPCC informed policymakers about human-induced greenhouse gas emissions which have led to an increased frequency and/or intensity of some weather and climate extremes since pre-industrial time. The oil rich region UAE hosted the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change COP28 at Expo City Dubai, after the ending of global conferences activists condemn the empty promises of Loss and Damages and they blame petro state for not address suffered countries grievances in the final COP content. The damages of flood in UAE will be managed as the authority’s claims, but this unpredicted extreme weather event highlight that no place on earth is safe from climate change pose extreme weather, and not even the big and rich city of Dubai where the sky is not considered the limit. Asif Mohmand.

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