Chaos ensued in the United Arab Emirates after the country witnessed the heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with some areas recording more than 250 mm of precipitation in fewer than 24 hours, the state’s media office said in a statement Wednesday.
    • expr@programming.dev
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      7 months ago

      This is obviously a highly unusual situation, but in general it’s actually normal for deserts to experience infrequent episodes of extreme rainfall.