Unprecedented, torrential rainfall plunged parts of the United Arab Emirates underwater last week, bringing life to a standstill in Dubai and elsewhere. The flooding that resulted from the UAE’s ...

Some carriers temporarily suspended flights to and from Dubai. Flood conditions continued to impact Dubai on Wednesday, after two years' worth of rain fell in just 24 hours, records show.

Researchers anticipate that climate change will lead to heightened temperatures, increased humidity and a greater risk of flooding in parts of the Gulf region. Countries like the UAE where there ...

The storms swamped roadways and created dangerous conditions across the region, a normally arid part of the world that is unaccustomed to intense rain and flash flooding. Dubai's airport advised ...

The extreme weather dumped more than a year’s worth of rainfall on the country’s largest city, Dubai, flooding roads and highways. Operations at Dubai International Airport, the world’s ...

The financial hit from last year’s Dubai floods, when the heaviest rains in the UAE’s history submerged roads, homes and airports, made it the third most costly disaster in the world in 2024 ...

The technique has been around for decades, and the UAE has used it in recent years to help address water shortages. In the hours that followed the floods, some social media users were quick to ...

Dubai, normally known for its arid climate and scorching year-round temperatures, has been hit by extreme flooding this week as the UAE saw a year and a half’s worth of rain in just one day.

The failure of water to drain away has proved a major obstacle to recovery efforts in the desert country, with persistent flooding blocking roads around Dubai days later. Impassable roads have ...