The rumors quickly spread: So much rain? In the desert state of Dubai? It can’t be. People have to have a hand in this. The thesis of the so-called spread in social networks Cloud seeding: The sheikhs of the Gulf artificially let it rain on their oil state, virtually inoculating the clouds in the sky. Serious meteorologists think this is complete nonsense. The Emirates have actually been artificially irrigating their clouds for several years. The fact that streets in the popular holiday destination turned into rivers, shops were flooded and the airport had to close was simply due to a violent low pressure area over the Arabian Peninsula. Indirectly, the heavy rain is nevertheless man-made: due to global warming, the atmosphere is heating up. And the warmer the atmosphere, the more liquid it can hold.
Dubai is under water: pictures of the floods
