Here's why less than half a foot of sudden rain in Dubai had such a major impact 01:15. The UAE's drainage systems quickly became overwhelmed, flooding out neighborhoods, business districts and ...

Flood conditions continued to impact Dubai on Wednesday, after two years' worth of rain fell in just 24 hours, records show. Over a half foot -- 6.26 inches -- of rain was recorded in the United ...

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 ...

Chaos ensued in the United Arab Emirates after the country witnessed the heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with some areas recording more than 250 mm of precipitation in fewer than 24 hours, the ...

In a typical year, Dubai sees an average of 3.73 inches of rain, reports the Associated Press.On Tuesday, a torrential downpour brought 5.59 inches of rainfall and brought the city to a standstill.

Dubai was inundated by rounds of downpours and submerged in flooding brought on by the equivalent of about two years’ worth of rain Tuesday. It follows flooding in recent days that reportedly ...

The Dubai flooding last week illustrated how urban engineering is failing a major climate change test. In a world marked by the increasing possibility of extreme weather events, no matter how big ...

Flooding in the United Arab Emirates' city of Dubai last week illustrates a simple climate change problem the modern world has not fixed: lack of drainage.

The Dubai flooding last week illustrated how urban engineering is failing a major climate change test. In a world marked by the increasing possibility of extreme weather events, no matter how big ...