Here's why less than half a foot of sudden rain in Dubai had such a major impact

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Published 2024-04-17
Dubai was slammed Tuesday with an average year's worth of rain in a single day, halting operations at one of the world's busiest airports and stranding cars on roadways not used to such extreme downpours. Here's why, in some places, less than 6 inches of rain can be so catastrophic.

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All Comments (21)
  • Rest assured, there were no injuries among the millionaires or billionaires.
  • @1611_KJV
    Rom 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; Psalms 9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. Acts 8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Corinthians 15:3-4 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. ' ' ' ..
  • @HonaMalta
    Making them, far more extreme, & far less predictable. Well said.
  • @boomer63
    Its said that the people of Dubai dont like The Flintstones. However, the people of Abu Dhabi doooooo.
  • They need to develop a drainage system similar to Phoenix, Arizona.
  • @rmr2471
    "Lord, here comes the flood" Peter Gabriel
  • I’m grateful I live in a forested environment. Warm summers & cold winters, & no obnoxious buildings compensating for something…
  • @uffda7039
    How about investing in proper drainage. Global warming hmmm.
  • @lizziesangi1602
    No proper drainage. They might have to deal with ice , too, one day and of course the most expensive Engineers in the world didn't give weather extremes and climates changing a solitary thought 🤔. They can't prepare for what God has in store 🌹✝️🌹
  • @cincyborn
    BS, 5.5 inch rain, they don't know what they are doing if they don't prepare for that, they are stupid