Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in desert nation of UAE, flooding roads and Dubai's airport
Heavy thunderstorms lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, dumping the heaviest rain ever recorded in the country in the span of hours as it flooded out portions of major highways and Dubai's international airport.
The state-run WAM news agency called the rain “a historic weather event” that surpassed “anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949.” That's before the discovery of crude oil in this energy-rich nation then part of a British protectorate known as the Trucial States. The rains began late Monday, soaking the sands and roadways of Dubai with some 20 millimeters (0.79 inches) of rain, according to meteorological data collected at Dubai International Airport. The storms intensified around 9 a.m. local Tuesday and continued throughout the day, dumping more rain and hail onto the overwhelmed city.
By the end of Tuesday, more than 142 millimeters (5.59 inches) of rainfall had soaked Dubai over 24 hours. An average year sees 94.7 millimeters (3.73 inches) of rain at Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel and a hub for the long-haul carrier Emirates.
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This is what happens when you over do it with the chemical cloud seeding.
@SkyWings_Aviation
22 күн бұрын
It wasn’t cloud seeding it was natural Saudi, Oman, Qatar, UAE and Bahrain have been affected so it’s not cloud seeding
@pawelpap9
22 күн бұрын
@@SkyWings_AviationIt is. Please try to follow the news instead of polluting the internet.
@SkyWings_Aviation
22 күн бұрын
@@pawelpap9 it was not cloud seeding check your facts man
@moneygriptv6591
22 күн бұрын
@@pawelpap9 don’t argue with the blind
@gratefuldawgs2738
22 күн бұрын
@@SkyWings_Aviationyou so sure are you. I think you might be wrong. Bot, I mean but, 😊think what you want.
Camels in the desert are now dreaming of owning boats.
@user-fn8kc2ug3s
21 күн бұрын
Lmao
@gwi8373
21 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@SandeepMeena79
21 күн бұрын
Is it new phrase or idiom 😅
@Lazygirlsrecipe
21 күн бұрын
Waw so negativ
@alyssanellan7545
21 күн бұрын
Lmao 😂
God said " I will make rivers in the deserts".So He did.❤
@Dustinthewind03
22 күн бұрын
I came here to say just like the days of Noah it really is. Heaviest that’s been dumped by a landslide ever since they started keeping record in 1949. Israel became a nation in 1948. 🤔
@wherespie428
22 күн бұрын
The realization hits HARD
@marvellaharbin877
22 күн бұрын
Jesus 👑
@CryptoOG_Havica
22 күн бұрын
Beautiful how prophecy is come to us ❤️
@marynick9865
22 күн бұрын
@@wherespie428 Amen.Praying for the lost❤️❤️
40 days and nights in a day 😮
@wherespie428
22 күн бұрын
Those who don't know: 😃 Those who know. : 😳
@KithEsq
22 күн бұрын
40 no way?
@Janel_Ganacia
16 күн бұрын
what do you mean?
@Penny526
15 күн бұрын
Don’t worry 🌈🕊️✝️💟
The Most High's judgment
@alholbertlim1154
21 күн бұрын
Amen. There is only one God. In Jesus Name. Amen. 🙏
@mosesobute2481
20 күн бұрын
Actually, this happens in so many places in the world. The Most High that I know is merciful and loving. Shalom!
@LisaRaye-qc7ew
20 күн бұрын
+ Nah! That’s man doing duh 🙄 try looking up clouds seeding 😂😂
They are changing the rhythm of Nature and will pay a very high price for it all!
@happylukaso20
20 күн бұрын
Yea they bould a city in dessert Dubai.. its extreme weather there..the world dont go under!
Artificial city got humbled by nature
@thecpt6265
8 күн бұрын
Cuz of course, natural cities are a thing and they totally dont get destroyed by nature everywhere all the time.
Oh no. Sending prayers ❤
Did they go overboard with the cloud seeding?
@jamietwigg4845
22 күн бұрын
It's amazing liberal media won't mention that.
@levismith7444
22 күн бұрын
Well their goal was to turn the desert green I suppose
@SkyWings_Aviation
22 күн бұрын
It wasn’t cloud seeding it was natural Saudi, Oman, Qatar, UAE and Bahrain have been affected so it’s not cloud seeding
@pawelpap9
22 күн бұрын
@@SkyWings_AviationYou again? Try checking your sources.
@jamietwigg4845
22 күн бұрын
@@SkyWings_Aviation It is cloud seeding dude, they bragged about doing it, clouds travel with the wind, so who all was effected is of no matter. Don't fuk with nature.
Fun fact: Apparently more people die in deserts by drowning than of thirst😂
@nbprotocol5406
22 күн бұрын
That is fun !
@JadAliKhalil
22 күн бұрын
This was actually funny lol
@startrain1
22 күн бұрын
Laughing at other people's emergencies
@matyasprorok5737
22 күн бұрын
I'm having fun too!
@user-pb7cp2jo8d
22 күн бұрын
not funny 😡
Anyone else noticed that places that never have floods are flooding , or places that never have earthquakes are starting to have them. Or places that get a lot of rain , are NOT getting rain . Look how these parts of the earth looked 10 years ago vs what they look like now . 😳
@floreschris5574
22 күн бұрын
Putting artificial rain in the desert has consequences on places. Also crazy times
@ProFoundMarkVII
22 күн бұрын
Hmm wonder what it could be?
@ayoolukoga9829
22 күн бұрын
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, And dry ground into watersprings. Psalm 107:35 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. Isaiah 42:18 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. Isaiah 43:19-20
@johnross2924
22 күн бұрын
Here in the UK it's ra and cold, just as usual 🇬🇧😩
@diannebass1051
22 күн бұрын
All truth innGOD’s word 🙏
This is amazing Amazing Amazing weather.
These are SIGNS. Time is ticking.
@amanullah6353
22 күн бұрын
Sign of IMAM MAHDI
@eben_menon
22 күн бұрын
Jesus Christ is coming soon❤
@Chatgirl007
21 күн бұрын
Jesus is comming - you have been warned. PENTECOAST is the deadline than tribulation Beginns
@erikarobinson3557
21 күн бұрын
@@eben_menon Yes and Amen
@Oojjffaaa
21 күн бұрын
🦗
This is never the result of human work… This is gods work.
@moezmedia98
7 күн бұрын
It's called cloud seeding, literal human work, but we are gods creation so technically not wrong
@adamvose2651
4 күн бұрын
@@moezmedia98 well said
Every things happen on this earth by God’s hand…. 💜
God has had enough🙏
@paulpicasso3964
22 күн бұрын
welcher? und was könnte er dafür, das Verbrecher, das Wette manipulieren?
@leonitissparta5911
22 күн бұрын
Amen
@ayoolukoga9829
22 күн бұрын
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, And dry ground into watersprings. Psalm 107:35
@GoatOfWar
22 күн бұрын
Ohhhhhh so we can hold your god accountable for these natural disasters? Seems like kind of a dick move though.
@diannebass1051
22 күн бұрын
Amen 🙏
This is why you dont play with weather
Praying for the people of Dubai 🙏🙏🙏
People in Dubai don’t like the Flintstones, but the People in Abu-dhabi do
@xaviorwillis374
22 күн бұрын
lol
@Mazel_Tov_888
22 күн бұрын
I had to read it twice to get it.
@madsam0320
22 күн бұрын
Yaba Dhabi do?
@KaiserJusi
22 күн бұрын
GODDAMIT HAD TO READ IT TWICE
@dahabo-jb3vl
22 күн бұрын
Adu Dubai do !! This joke is getting stolen
Cloud seeding is a crime against humanity.
@DavidVreeland-tr1dv
22 күн бұрын
@rachelhelen898 Cloud seeding didn’t cause this. Flooding in deserts is actually fairly common (as a once a year event). The biggest problem with cloud seeding is that it actually prevents flooding which means the water evaporates away.
@timothydempsey3763
22 күн бұрын
Storm clouds gathering exclaimed the chem trail jet plane pilot
@bmolitor615
22 күн бұрын
🙄
@KarimKarimi-cb4xh
21 күн бұрын
Because the hard soil doesn’t absorb water as well than moist soil
Amazing 👏 , keep the land wet and green in the future! It's a bit hard to accept the flooding at the beginning, but the land needs more water than this to recover. Bless you Dubai 🙏 ♥️
@bengagnon2894
22 күн бұрын
You cannot recover from idiocy. This is the desert where it's 50 °C + during summer. It should not be inhabited by a megalopolis. Yet, people are living there nontheless. Thus, the idiocy.
@DaanPyrography
22 күн бұрын
@bengagnon2894 that's sad though 😕
@DaanPyrography
22 күн бұрын
@bengagnon2894 hope they recover soon from this flood
Stay Strong Dubai, We are with you from all over the world. Sending lots of love and support !!
Our heart goes out all to those who are struggling. 🙏
CLOUD SEEDING stop messing with the weather !
@fabio.1
22 күн бұрын
Was it caused by cloud seeding though?
@ayoolukoga9829
22 күн бұрын
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, And dry ground into watersprings. Psalm 107:35 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. Isaiah 42:18
@Freedomtooffroad
22 күн бұрын
THEY DIDNT CLOUD SEED THIS TIME OH MH LORD
@fabio.1
22 күн бұрын
@@Freedomtooffroad I don't believe it would be that powerful too, based on videos of seeding
@dkononen
22 күн бұрын
@@ayoolukoga9829 If we're quoting random OT verses, I'm curious if you wear polyester clothing (Leviticus 19:19)? or support another lovely Psalm (137:9) "Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks."
That was a lot of seeding them clouds huh!
@Sukiisnotokay
20 күн бұрын
Lots of cloud seeding results in no rain at all or hail stones This was a natural storm God yall are Internet brainrots
Humbling🤕😥😣
So awesome. Love it.
Now they can flush their toilets 😂
@franklinj1038
22 күн бұрын
😅
@PurpleRain-jb8on
22 күн бұрын
@raychristy5027 actually they do flush toilets in Dubai, and they clean their butts 5 times a day unlike you in USA, never clean your butts with water after you poop 🤣
@griffle3580
22 күн бұрын
Why would you even say such a thing.
@Playboicarti90
22 күн бұрын
@@budselectgoesoff ok 14 year old edgelord
@5stars922
22 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
“The UAE carries out nearly 300 cloud-seeding missions each year, and the frequency can vary based on factors such as weather patterns, cloud availability, and climatic conditions,” an NCM official told Al Arabiya English, adding a “roughly” similar number of missions is likely to be carried out in 2024, depending on the availability of “amenable clouds.”
@ideeyes4054
20 күн бұрын
I doubt cloud seeding can create torrential storms. The place is a desert because air currents just don't bring moisture there. You can't create storms with cloud seeding if there are no clouds. Maybe cloud seeding made it a bit worse but this is mostly due to just fluctuation in weather.
@MelissaR784
20 күн бұрын
Know it sounds crazy and I didn't believe it either, till I Googled it. It's been 100 year of advancement in weather modification and they can create clouds now. Found this with one Google search. "The UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science - National Center of Meteorology (UAEREP-NCM) - the task force behind the country’s cloud-seeding program - told Al Arabiya English that the UAE, located in one of the hottest and most arid regions on earth, has been leading the effort to seed clouds and increase precipitation for more than 23 years. Meteorological experts are expected to carry out as many as 300 cloud-seeding missions across the United Arab Emirates in 2024 to encourage rainfall and tackle water scarcity."
Feeling Sad those who planned to do Relax or enjoy in Dubai 😢
This is a reminder from god for those who stray. They reap what they sow.
@naeemaabdulhamid4493
22 күн бұрын
Absolutely
@PincoPallino-zh8wm
22 күн бұрын
It’s more like Nature than god.
@cimmerianfable
22 күн бұрын
@@PincoPallino-zh8wm God is Nature... Nature is God
@polreamonn
19 күн бұрын
@@cimmerianfable Any proof of this god or just opinion?
@cimmerianfable
19 күн бұрын
@@polreamonn What opinion? God is not a separate being creating things on earth while resting on some fancy throne in heaven. God is the rawest form of energy which neither has a beginning nor ending, it just IS. And the energy is present everywhere, without it, there's nothing. Nature itself is a manifestation of God. Too difficult to grasp it, right? But it is what it is. Proof? The proof lies within yourself, just search for it with an enthusiasm.
Hope all lives are safe Floods are much scary in person and I have seen some in my childhood days in my home country Wish we have even more solar and wind power I have hope that every human shall understand their role in reducing the carbon footprint Again I wish safety for the citizens of Dubai
@naeemaabdulhamid4493
22 күн бұрын
Ameen
@Hkim185
22 күн бұрын
Allah said i give u the oil why steal water?
@lovable_potterhead8729
22 күн бұрын
As a teen living in Dubai, thank you so much. This is, like, the first nice comment I've seen since the floods started, and I know friends who don't even have a home anymore due to these floods.
@Sangitaa.roy21
22 күн бұрын
@@lovable_potterhead8729 Don't know what's wrong with this generation...they are laughing and making fun of this serious situation...anyways stay safe buddy 🙌🏻
God has spoken
@smiddle6628
22 күн бұрын
No, it nature.
@Celine91078
22 күн бұрын
Amen
@Celine91078
22 күн бұрын
@@smiddle6628 what nature? U people dont like to hear the truth
@smiddle6628
21 күн бұрын
@User19857 You people think that yelling and saying it over and over again makes it the truth. I value the truth, not make believe.
@Celine91078
21 күн бұрын
@@smiddle6628 where did i say yelling 😂? Times of like Noah, yes God will swipe ur Dubai with its rich and power
End is approaching very fast...
And this is world class vaca destination
@sitisofia1365
21 күн бұрын
😂
Oh my
Such advanced yet so medieval
This is common occurrence in the southern US when it comes to storms. Just wait until your cloud seeding produces a F5 tornado
I guess thier money cant fix this one
@WildTrek
22 күн бұрын
Their money caused this one 😂 they have been cloud seeding for over a decade in the UAE
@26MECH
22 күн бұрын
@@WildTrek TOO much money lol...I guess under Sharia Law they can put the water in prison 😂😂😂
@ayoolukoga9829
22 күн бұрын
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, And dry ground into watersprings. Psalm 107:35 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. Isaiah 42:18
@eme.261
22 күн бұрын
"Their" money is the money the rest of the world spends on "their" natural resource. If you have a problem with "their" money, stop buying oil products.
@AdrianCHOY
22 күн бұрын
Their money will still fix this
Is Dubai now good for investment?
@polreamonn
19 күн бұрын
Going down the drain by the looks o0f things.
I was planning to go with my family for a holiday, but the weather in Dubai isn't stable. Same like in UK , rain rain rain 🌧
Just imagine what we will get when the big man cracks the dome
It's hard to be concerned when you don't live there
@diannebass1051
22 күн бұрын
All of them can afford to start completely over ! It’s sad when the last a person has is taken from them by the filth rich 😮 do you think they are getting the picture , NOW !
it is indeed unusual in Dubai !!!
So climate change might turn the desert into a Garden of Eden? How awful! That's not what the billionaires want!
*they seeded the clouds to cause this rain THEY DID THS!*
For those who think this storm is caused be over cloud seeding . They are wrong , this is all a form of punishment from Allah. The reason is that they are enjoying their lives in every possible way and even know what is happening in Palestine( Gaza) 🇵🇸 . They didnt sent any help. This is the reason for this storm and suffering of people.
Looks like even the desert wanted to try out swimming lessons for a change! 🏊♂️🌧️
Just ENOUGH water reserved for the infamous WATER Fountain
I don’t know why I find this so funny. No wait, yes I do
@KarrieDreammind5
22 күн бұрын
Why?
@__belial__
21 күн бұрын
@@KarrieDreammind5 I don’t know what you’re looking for. Do you want an explanation? I mean, think about it.
@KarrieDreammind5
21 күн бұрын
@__belial__ Yes, I'm looking for an explanation to why you find it so funny. You said you know. I'm just curious. I could find it funny for my own personal reasons but I don't know whether they would be the same as yours.
@shabzymariam4585
21 күн бұрын
Why’s it funny?
@freedomruss
21 күн бұрын
Did it to themselves. Almost like disaster capitalism or something...
Waiting for the rain in Sahara.
Beautiful
The most high god turned the desert into a river
I remembered how the insects escaped in Turkey 🪳🇹🇷🪳☪️🪳🪳🤣on February *6-7 2023* 😮🤯😩😫 *Putin, My father Is - Great* ☦️💓🌎✨🐲✨
Thay use wether change technology this results
No problem... this rich country
The climate has always changed, soon the desert there will be lush and green
@levismith7444
22 күн бұрын
Yeah because of billions spent on cloud seeding
@charleswhite758
22 күн бұрын
And climate activists will still complain, they prefer desert
@ayoolukoga9829
22 күн бұрын
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, And dry ground into watersprings. Psalm 107:35 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. Isaiah 42:18
@karanodedara3128
8 күн бұрын
No, It doesn't work like that.
Weather manipulation gone right because it’s a weather war
May almighty bless this nation .Ameen..they provide job for many poor ..
Dude in the Lexus has waited his whole life for that moment 😅
Aren’t they famous for building magnificent floating cities - money is no object. So… all the best!!!
@naeemaabdulhamid4493
22 күн бұрын
Now they can build a sewage system which flash water in a second.. Am sure it wilbe FIRST OF KIND ART WORK.. COMPENSATION FOR ALL THOSE AFFECTED THAT TOO FIRST OF IT SCALE WORLD WIDE
Is it 4 inches or 10 inches? The lady said 4 the guy said 10?
@antihelical
22 күн бұрын
4 inches in the last 12 hours, 10 inches in the last 24. They kind of breezed past that
@user-kq6di7tk2x
22 күн бұрын
We always add a couple inches on when talking about size
@WildTrek
22 күн бұрын
Women always underestimate and guys overestimate ;)
@wildtrex
22 күн бұрын
@@WildTrek 😛🤣
I unknowingly posted my video about LIGHTS and WATER SPECKTAKLE Dubai this morning. I've been back from Dubai for a week now. I wanted to extend my flight, then I would still be at the airport in Dubai....OMG. I feel very sorry for everyone, hopefully the rainwater will be collected well. Then Dubai can have fewer cloud inoculations this year.
الف بركه و ما ذلك علي الله بعزيز
Definitely cloud seeding it affects the weather well after the seeding has been done!
God coming get Right..
I bet you this is a blessing for this nation ...given that it's built on the desert 🏜️ one can look at both ways ...yes it's highly disruptive but perhaps it's for the betterment of this country...we never know. I pray for fast recovery and successful rebuilding and for safety and protection upon the lives inflected by this flood.
nobody, not a single person thought to prepare for flooding near an ocean?
Gods pissed.
@AnnaLloyd
21 күн бұрын
❤❤❤ Thats Right ✅️
*Why didn’t you report that they did this rain!! They seeded the clouds with a bunch of chemicals to cause them to rain! * They over did it and now they have a national disaster as a result.
I m from Bangladesh , I born in a village, trust me our canal system was natural, we have canal , i never seen water got stuck front of our home .
What were we talking about?
Man made 😢
Habibi, Don't come to Dubai
Cloud seeding is a type of weather modification that aims to change the amount or type of precipitation, mitigate hail or disperse fog. The usual objective is to increase rain or snow, either for its own sake or to prevent precipitation from occurring in days afterward.
DUBI seeds the clouds, dubi caused it.
@Freedomtooffroad
22 күн бұрын
No they didn't cloud seed
CERN machines 😮
When you see oppression and not try to stop it then this happened
I’m guessing they don’t have sewage drains
This is the result of government weather control. Problem is God doesn't play that way. Weather is not people's department. Lol good luck.
Dubai is gonna be selling alot of sport cars for way under the price after the flood.
What schools they shut down
Jesus is coming soon❤😂🎉
@Celine91078
22 күн бұрын
❤ so true
You mean a failed cloud seeding experiment 😂I bet they were trying to turn that desert into an oasis
Turnaround Don’t Drown, better yet Stay Home😊🏡
❤ Kudos to the Government of Dubai, UAE, for their swift and efficient response, resolving issues within 24 hours. Their commitment to maintaining a sterling reputation and caring for all residents, regardless of caste or race, is commendable. Dubai upholds values of humanity, brotherhood, and tolerance. Long live Dubai, UAE.Most of these viral videos are fake and created for false rankings.
OMG IF I HAD BOOKED A WEEK THERE THEN THIS HAPPENED WHILE ON A EXPENSIVE VACATION I WOULD BE TIGHT AS HELL
@LiLoTech
22 күн бұрын
If you’re tight, you probably wouldn’t go to an expensive place like that.
This video just made my day - thank you!
That salt has cost them alot of money
If the car engine sucks in water isnt it toast?
Super good Many people working at Dubai but not helping Dubai government labourers.
What about the present situation
Someone definitely time traveled 🧐
how the heck do they construct roads without any water outlets??
Hmmm not stopped raining in England since june. I wonder why? 🤔
All that rain will keep the dust down for a while!
Atay diego?
The city 🌃 is under water 💦
Habi habi welcome to Dubai
10 inches in 24 hr is like when we have a regular storm in my country. 4? Just 4?