Dubai hit by historic flooding after extreme rainfall event
Dubai got hammered by massive flooding after an incredible downpour. It rained more in that single day (over 6 inches) than it typically does in two whole years! The city just wasn’t prepared for that much water at once, according to the Dubai weather service.
- Flights landing in Dubai on Tuesday evening were rerouted because of the crazy weather. Takeoffs weren’t affected though.
- Dubai schools and government offices shut down for the day due to the downpour. This isn’t surprising since most of their rain (over 90%) usually happens between November and March. April typically sees barely any rain at all, with an average of just 0.13 inches.
Dubai hit by historic flooding after extreme rainfall event:
- A report by the U.S. government says climate change, caused mostly by human activities, is making heavy rainstorms like the one in Dubai happen more often and be much stronger.
- These super strong downpours are causing more flash floods because all that water overwhelms drainage systems. They just weren’t built to handle this much rain at once.
- Basically, climate change is cranking up the intensity, frequency, and overall wackiness of extreme weather events.