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 ...

Dubai receives 3.12 inches of rain per year ... In neighboring Oman, at least 19 people died in severe flooding over three consecutive days, according to state media. A general view of floods ...

An average year sees 3.73 inches of rain at Dubai International Airport. Other areas of the country saw even more precipitation. The UAE's drainage systems quickly became overwhelmed, flooding out ...

Meteorologists issued a yellow weather warning for the Edinburgh and Lothians region, with heavy rainfall and thunderstorms expected to persist for most of Saturday June 14.