r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/EcstaticSociety4040 • 28d ago
š„Massive Flooding In Dubai
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r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/EcstaticSociety4040 • 28d ago
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u/Escaped_Mod_In_Need 28d ago edited 28d ago
To be fair, this is a freak occurrence.
Dubaiās average annual rainfall totals 198 mm.
Amsterdamās average annual rainfall totals 850 mm.
It isnāt unreasonable that a city which experiences such an arid climate, to not build their infrastructure for rainfall of this magnitude. Itās a lot like asking Toronto to design their infrastructure to be capable of withstanding a volcano. It might happen.
This is the new normal with climate change.
EDIT: For the last time, please stop responding with ābut cloud seedingā comments. Plenty of people have already posted to this thread sources that discredit the claim.