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Dubai Floods: Why UAE Received The Country’s Highest Rainfall In 75 Years, And Role Of Climate Change

On April 16, the United Arab Emirates received the country's highest rainfall in 75 years. Al Ain, a city in the UAE, received two years' worth of rainfall in a single night. 

Dubai, the picture-perfect desert city, has been hit by severe floods, something no one must have imagined even in their wildest dreams. What is the reason behind the Dubai floods? On April 16, the United Arab Emirates received the country's highest rainfall in 75 years. Al Ain, a city in the UAE, received two years' worth of rainfall in a single night.  Some experts had speculated that artificial rain induced by cloud seeding was responsible for the deluge, but the National Center of
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