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non-stop rain floods Dubai

January 16, 2008

While I am happy that my request for rain had been answered, too much of it is bad enough. It was nice to sleep with the sound of pitter-patter in the background, something that I was missing for more than a year now but the scene we woke up to was scary. There is a newly [...]

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heavy rains continue to lash UAE

January 15, 2008

When it rains, it pours! Global warming of sorts must be sending dangerous signals because it is still raining mad here in the UAE, resulting in floods, congested roads and lots of accidents this morning. The normal journey that would usually take 20 minutes from home to work became more than 2.5 hours. ~ pump trucks [...]

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a first: national holiday because of rain!

January 13, 2008

Last updated January 13, 2008, 16:00, Gulf News: Monday, January 14, has been declared a holiday for public and private sectors in Dubai due to the closure of some main roads, bridges and tunnels. I would suppose this is because of the bad weather and scattered rain showers all over the city since Thursday last week. Dubai’s [...]

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we do HAVE winter

January 9, 2008

Oh, I am still in Dubai. I went out to walk after lunch this afternoon to keep with my promise to walk and move more. The office is still freezing and I though I could use a little sun but what met me outside was a strong wind and a very cold one too! The weather is [...]

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and finally, RAIN!!

November 4, 2007

The band of clouds last week finally gave in and the skies opened up, leaving UAE residents scrambling for shelter yesterday. After almost eight months of dryness, the grounds have finally tasted rain! cloudy sky in Dubai – – very unusual! The last rain, as far as I remember, was the time we transfered to [...]

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