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Between 10 June and 29 June 2024, a severe heatwave struck Dubai and other parts of the UAE with temperatures reaching 46 °C (115 °F) in the city and 49.4 °C (120.9 °F) in the suburbs, instead of the normal high of 38 °C (100 °F) in the city and 42 °C (108 °F) in the suburbs around this period.
The tallest buildings in the UAE are mostly located in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. However, Dubai has more highrises than Abu Dhabi. As of 2023, Dubai has 28 completed and topped-out buildings that rise at least 300 metres (984 ft) in height, which is more than any other city in the world, [3] and 97 completed and topped-out the ten tallest completed ...
The UAE has a hot desert climate and is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. [2] Decreasing annual precipitation levels and increased desertification make the country's rural and urban populations vulnerable. Climate change is projected to increase national vulnerabilities in the United Arab Emirates. [1]
Dubai [a] is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populous of the country's seven emirates. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] As of 2024, the city has a population of around 3.79 million, [ 8 ] more than 90% of which are expatriates .
City Tower 2: 509.8 metres (1,673 ft) 119 2028 Two World Trade Center from Foster and Partnes in New York, City Tower 2 Old demolition began in future New Dubai Skyline Tower: 490 metres (1,610 ft) 124 The Jumeirah Business Bay: 485 metres (1,591 ft) 100 – Hirmas Tower: 440 metres (1,440 ft) 107 — Bayz 102 Tower 391.3 metres (1,284 ft) 103 2028
United Arab Emirates is the second most water stressed country in the world. The climate of the UAE generally is very hot and sunny. [ 3 ] The hottest months are July and August, when average maximum temperatures reach above 48 °C (118.4 °F ) on the coastal plain. [ 3 ]
The United Arab Emirates, with a focus on their wealthiest emirates Abu Dhabi and Dubai, started their first action concerning climate change by initiating small "green" projects in 2006. For instance, the project Masdar City was the first contribution of Abu Dhabi which addressed global warming through the implementation of natural ...
B2B Tower – a 20-floor tower in the Business Bay in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (building) Deira Clocktower; Desert Gate Towers- twin towers that would have flanked the entrance to the Bawadi district of Dubailand; Dubai Creek Tower; Dubai Dolphinarium; Dubai Drydocks