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Rainfall in Dubai is infrequent and does not last for a long period. It mostly rains during the winter period between November and March in the form of short downpours and an occasional thunderstorm. On average, rain falls only 25 days a year. [13] February is the wettest month in Dubai with an average of 35 mm (1.4 in) of rain. [19]
6 November – The UAE and Australia sign a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). [25] 17 November – Stocks listed in the United Arab Emirates top $1 trillion USD for the first time. [26] 24 November – Zvi Kogan, an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi working for Chabad, is found killed after being reported missing in Dubai on 21
The United Arab Emirates is one of the first countries in the Persian Gulf region to use cloud seeding technology. UAE scientists use cloud seeding technology to supplement the country's water insecurity, which stems from the extremely hot climate. [2] They use weather radars to continuously monitor the atmosphere of the country. [3]
On 16 April 2024, heavy rains caused floods in the United Arab Emirates, affected cities of mainly Dubai and Sharjah, the northern Emirates, and various areas of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. [1] According to the National Center for Meteorology (United Arab Emirates), this was the country's heaviest rainfall recorded in 75 years.
Flash back to 2021, for instance, and we saw baked feta pasta, corn ribs, salmon rice bowls, pasta chips, nature cereal, baked oats, pesto eggs, and more all go viral within the same 12 months.
The UAE witnessed record-breaking rainfall in a 24-hour period, surpassing Emirati meteorological data since records began in 1949. According to the National Centre of Meteorology, the highest rainfall was recorded in the Khatm Al Shakla area in Al Ain , reaching 254.8 mm (10.03 in) in less than 24 hours. [ 20 ]
The owner and publisher of the paper was the Arab Media Group until October 2009 when the Dubai Media Incorporated became both owner and publisher. [4] [5] Sami Al Reyami is the editor-in-chief of the daily. [6] [7] One of its sister papers is Emirates 24/7, an English-language daily. [8]
The National is a UAE state-owned English-language daily newspaper published in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [2] According to the Financial Times, the newspaper "is seen as a mouthpiece for Abu Dhabi's worldview." [2] The newspaper toes the government line and self-censors on issues considered objectionable by the government. [2]