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Dubai, Muscat: Life became disrupted due to heavy rain in Dubai on Tuesday. Located in the desert area, this city was surrounded by water. Major highways and airports were also flooded. Dubai airport had to be closed for 25 minutes before reopening in the afternoon. A.P. The press says that this situation has arisen after one and a half year's worth of rain fell in the last 24 hours.
Actually, it started raining very slowly from late Monday night and it increased significantly on Tuesday. It recorded 142 mm (5.59 in) at the end of the day. In fact, Dubai's annual rainfall is only 94.7 mm. (3.37 inches).
As streets in Dubai were flooded, the government warned people not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary. A similar situation was seen in Oman and its capital Mastak.
CNN about this unexpected rain. It is said that in fact, due to the large storm system (cyclonic condition) present over the Arabian Peninsula, heavy rains occurred as it moved from the Arabian Peninsula towards the Gulf of Oman and southern Iran. Motorcycles also got submerged due to heavy rains at many places in UAE and Oman. Big vehicles had to be stopped. Dubai Metro station was also flooded.
In this regard, climate change expert and leader of the Institute of Climate Change of Imperia College, London, Frederick Otto, says that this incident may have happened due to global warming. It is also possible that man-made seasonal changes are more responsible for such rainfall causing food damage in Oman and Dubai.
Meanwhile, Bloomberg has said that this much rain might have been due to 'black oud seeding' (sprinkling on clouds). In fact, the UAE has started cloud seeding since 2002, in which chemicals and fine particles are sprayed from airplanes above the clouds. Potassium chloride is prominent in this. Therefore the water in the clouds separates and falls as rain.