The unexpected deluge not only brought the bustling city to a standstill but also raised concerns about the increasingly evident impact of climate change on extreme weather events in the region.
the airport is in the middle of the Persian Gulf, right on the coast.
Because it's a flat desert, they didn't civil engineer the city for rain drainage. And like Las Vegas, it floods really easy
I've been to that airport, way back in 1998 when I was in the Navy and flew from San Diego to the UAE to meet up with my 2nd sub
When I was there in Oct 98, the temp was 125, in the shade, and the humidity was 99 percent, as the temps were just causing the gulf water to flash to steam, and with no wind, it didn't go anywhere. Just living in a steam bubble unless you're fortunate enough to get inside an air conditioned building or car.
Quite understandable because the engineers for this part of the world never designed flood abatement. Los Angeles has a similar problem. However, LA does have flood swales to help when they are deluged. Indeed, climate change, but not man-made. WAtch for mroe exciting events as the magnetic north and south poles endeavor to near each other.
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