Record-breaking floods hit #Dubai after 75 years. Deadly floods batter Texas Flooding in the #Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul leaves hundreds of towns under water Flood fury sweeps across continents. Heavy rains bring life to a standstill for many around the world. Is this year with massive floods just an anomaly or is this the new climate normal? On #WionWideAngle, we explore.

Extreme Flooding: The new climate normal

Following record-breaking rains that caused severe flooding, the United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday (Apr 24) that $544 million will be allocated for restoring Emirati residents' homes.

Following record-breaking rains that caused severe flooding, the United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday (Apr 24) that $544 million will be allocated for restoring Emirati residents' homes. "We learned great lessons in dealing with severe rains," said Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum after a cabinet meeting. "A ministerial committee was assigned to follow up on this file... and disburse compensation in cooperation with the rest of the federal and local authorities," said Sheikh Mohammed, who is also the ruler of Dubai, added. The announcement came over a week after the nation of deserts endured damage by an unparalleled flood that turned streets into rivers and caused major disruptions to Dubai Airport. At least four people were killed by the excessive rainfall: three Filipino workers and one an Emirati. An official toll has not been disclosed by UAE officials. Also read: Watch | Video shows Dubai's record-breaking storm, netizens react According to the official Oman News Agency, the storm killed at least 21 people in Oman on April 14. Then, before waning last Wednesday, it wreaked the United Arab Emirates. At least 2,155 flights were canceled, 115 were diverted, and the airport in Dubai did not reach full capacity again until Tuesday. "The weather condition that the UAE experienced during the previous days was unprecedented in its severity... but we are a country that learns from every experience... and develops itself, and the competent authorities immediately began studying the state of the infrastructure," the UAE cabinet said. "Now that Dubai and the Emirates have overcome the strongest hurricane and rains in their history, we must acknowledge, with national concern and self-criticism, that there has been an unreasonable and unacceptable failure and collapse in services and crisis management that is not commensurate with the existence of the best management and the best infrastructure in the world. We hope that this will not be repeated in the future," prominent Emirati analyst Abdulkhaleq Abdulla wrote on X. (With inputs from agencies)

UAE allocates $544 million for flood-hit homes; 'We learned great lessons,' says PM Sheikh Mohammed

The Indian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday (Apr 19) issued an advisory for Indian passengers travelling or transiting through airports to reschedule their non-essential travel till flight operations normalise.

The Indian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday (Apr 19) issued an advisory for Indian passengers travelling or transiting through airports to reschedule their non-essential travel till flight operations normalise. A storm hit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman earlier this week bringing record rainfall. Dubai is one of the worst-affected regions in the UAE. Due to the worsening weather conditions, the Dubai International Airport temporarily limited the number of inbound flights. Also read | Dubai floods: Experts dismiss cloud seeding as reason for extreme rainfall In the advisory which was posted on X, the Indian embassy said, "The Airport Authorities have advised that passengers may travel to the Airport ONLY AFTER final confirmation from the respective airlines regarding the departure date and time of the respective flights. In light of the above advisory, inbound Indian passengers travelling to or transiting through Dubai International Airport are advised to reschedule non-essential travel till operations normalise." ⚠️ IMPORTANT ADVISORY ⚠️ For Indian passengers travelling to or transiting through the Dubai International Airport. 24x7 @cgidubai Helpline Numbers: +971501205172 +971569950590 +971507347676 +971585754213@MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy pic.twitter.com/sGMv9XiSZT — India in UAE (@IndembAbuDhabi) April 19, 2024 × "In order to assist Indian nationals at the Dubai International Airport, the Consulate General of India in Dubai has operationalized emergency helpline numbers which have been functional since April 17, 2024," the advisory added. The embassy also listed helpline numbers that are operational 24x7. Meanwhile, the Consulate General of India in Dubai said that they were in constant touch with UAE authorities and airlines, facilitating connections between stranded Indian passengers and their families. "We are in touch with UAE authorities and the airlines to facilitate stranded passengers. Regular updates from airlines are being conveyed to travellers. Relief measures have been extended in association with Indian community organizations," the consulate general said in a post on X.

Dubai floods: Indian embassy in UAE urges citizens to reschedule their travel

Sunny skies returned to dubai and people are clearing the wet debris, after heavy downpour brought Dubai to a standstill and paralysed other parts of UAE and Oman.

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Dubai received a year's worth of rain in a day. Dubai International Airport runway submerged.

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Climate experts believe that cloud seeding is not behind the heavy rainfall in Dubai. A storm hit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman this week bringing record rainfall.

Climate experts believe that cloud seeding is not behind the heavy rainfall in Dubai. A storm hit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman this week bringing record rainfall. Cloud seeding is a process in which chemicals are implanted into clouds to increase rainfall in an environment where water scarcity is a concern. The UAE, which is one of the hottest and driest regions in the world, has been leading the effort to seed clouds and increase precipitation. There have been concerns that cloud seeding could have caused the heavy rain which then led to floods in the city. However, experts believe this is not the case. Speaking to the news agency Associated Press on Thursday (Apr 18), experts said that with cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn’t really pour or flood. "It’s most certainly not cloud seeding. If that occurred with cloud seeding, they’d have water all the time. You can’t create rain out of thin air per se and get six inches of water. That’s akin to perpetual motion technology," said Ryan Maue, a private meteorologist. Also read | Airport, shopping centres submerge in water as flash floods hit Dubai; schools shut “When we talk about heavy rainfall, we need to talk about climate change. Focusing on cloud seeding is misleading,” said Imperial College of London climate scientist Friederike Otto. What is cloud seeding? It is a weather modification technique that improves a cloud’s ability to produce rain or snow by introducing tiny ice nuclei into certain types of subfreezing clouds, the Desert Research Institute (DRI) states. Cloud seeding can be done from ground-based generators or aircraft. Though this method is decades old, it is still controversial in the weather community as its effectiveness remains unclear. Dozens of countries in Asia and the Middle East use this method. Also watch | Dubai analyses the cause of sudden heavy rains × As per the AP report, atmospheric science researcher Tomer Burg pointed to computer models that six days earlier forecast several inches of rain — the typical amount for an entire year in the UAE. University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Michael Mann told the news agency that blaming cloud seeding (for the floods in Dubai) ignores the forecast. Mann and other scientists also said that people pointing to cloud seeding (being the reason behind the flooding) are also climate change deniers who are trying to divert attention from what’s really happening. What caused the heavy rainfall? Experts said that the heavy rainfall in the UAE was likely due to a normal weather system that was exacerbated by climate change. Esraa Alnaqbi, a senior forecaster at the UAE government's National Centre of Meteorology, told the news agency Reuters that a low-pressure system in the upper atmosphere, coupled with low pressure at the surface had acted like a pressure 'squeeze' on the air. Alnaqabi said that the squeeze, intensified by the contrast between warmer temperatures at ground level and colder temperatures higher up, created the conditions for the powerful thunderstorm (With inputs from agencies)

Dubai floods: Experts dismiss cloud seeding as reason for extreme rainfall

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Sunny skies returned to dubai and people are clearing the wet debris, after heavy downpour brought dubai to a standstill and paralysed other parts of UAE and Oman.

Dubai floods: Dubai roads, airport reel from floods after record rains

Dubai International Airport faced chaos on Tuesday (April 16), as heavy rains caused flash floods that inundated the runway.&nbsp;

Dramatic footage captured a Flydubai Boeing 737 wading through the&nbsp;flash floods, highlighting the severity of the storm. The downpour forced multiple flight cancellations.

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Planes arriving at the Dubai airport were also temporarily diverted on Tuesday evening to other locations until weather conditions improved, while the departures continued to operate.

Operations at DXB were suspended for 25 minutes earlier in the day because of a storm.

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Meanwhile,&nbsp;some residents in Dubai used a rubber boat on Tuesday to move around the flooded streets after a storm hit the emirate.

Earlier on Monday, Dubai Police issued a public safety advisory alerting residents to the adverse weather conditions.

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The UAE's National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) stated that from Tuesday afternoon to early Wednesday morning (April 17), another wave of unstable weather was expected to begin from Western areas and spread across scattered areas of the country.

Meanwhile, at least 17 people were killed after flash floods swept through various parts of Oman on Sunday (April 14) and Monday (April 15), the country's National Committee for Emergency Management reported.

The state-run WAM news agency called the rains a historic weather event&nbsp;that surpassed “anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949.

Schools across the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms, largely shut ahead of the storm and government employees&nbsp;worked&nbsp;remotely. Those who&nbsp;ventured out, unfortunately,&nbsp;ended up with their&nbsp;vehicles stuck in deeper-than-expected water covering some roads.

Authorities sent tanker trucks out into the streets and highways to pump away the water. Water poured into some homes, forcing people to leave their houses.

(With inputs from agencies)

Dubai International Airport faced chaos on Tuesday (April 16), as heavy rains caused flash floods that inundated the runway. Dramatic footage captured a Flydubai Boeing 737 wading through the flash floods, highlighting the severity of the storm.

Dubai International Airport faced chaos on Tuesday (April 16), as heavy rains caused flash floods that inundated the runway. Dramatic footage captured a Flydubai Boeing 737 wading through the flash floods, highlighting the severity of the storm. The downpour forced multiple flight cancellations. Dubai Airport right now pic.twitter.com/FX992PQvAU — Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) April 16, 2024 × Planes arriving at the Dubai airport were also temporarily diverted on Tuesday evening to other locations until weather conditions improved, while the departures continued to operate. Operations at DXB were suspended for 25 minutes earlier in the day because of a storm. People in Dubai face troubles Meanwhile, some residents in Dubai used a rubber boat on Tuesday to move around the flooded streets after a storm hit the emirate. Earlier on Monday, Dubai Police issued a public safety advisory alerting residents to the adverse weather conditions. Also read: Airport, shopping centres submerge in water as flash floods The UAE's National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) stated that from Tuesday afternoon to early Wednesday morning (April 17), another wave of unstable weather was expected to begin from Western areas and spread across scattered areas of the country. Meanwhile, at least 17 people were killed after flash floods swept through various parts of Oman on Sunday (April 14) and Monday (April 15), the country's National Committee for Emergency Management reported. The state-run WAM news agency called the rains a historic weather event that surpassed “anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949. Schools across the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms, largely shut ahead of the storm and government employees worked remotely. Those who ventured out, unfortunately, ended up with their vehicles stuck in deeper-than-expected water covering some roads. Authorities sent tanker trucks out into the streets and highways to pump away the water. Water poured into some homes, forcing people to leave their houses. (With inputs from agencies)

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Residents in Dubai used a rubber boat on April 16 to move around the flooded streets after a storm. Dubai International Airport was temporarily diverting arriving flights on Tuesday evening until weather conditions improve. Watch in for more details!

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Extreme Flooding: The new climate normal

Extreme Flooding: The new climate normal

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UAE Floods: Residents use rubber boat on Dubai's flooded street