CNN —Unprecedented, torrential rainfall plunged parts of the United Arab Emirates underwater last week, bringing life to a standstill in Dubai and elsewhere.
NASA NASA Images taken over the Jebel Ali area, located on the southern outskirts of Dubai, capture the area before and after historic flooding.
The flooding shown is in the southernmost portion of Dubai, but the city’s highly urbanized central hub isn’t captured.
The torrential rain was associated with a larger storm system last week traversing the Arabian Peninsula and moving across the Gulf of Oman.
A warmer atmosphere is able to soak up more moisture like a towel and then ring it out in the form of torrential rainfall.
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Abu Dhabi
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