Schimbările climatice reprezintă explicaţia „cea mai probabilă” pentru ploile puternice care s-au abătut săptămâna trecută asupra Emiratelor Arabe Unite şi a Omanului, arată cercetătorii din reţeaua World Weather Attribution (WWA) într-un studiu publicat, joi, informează AFP, citată de Agerpres.
Studiul indică faptul că precipitaţiile din anii marcaţi de fenomenul El Nino au crescut cu 10%-40% în aceste ţări petroliere din zona Golfului Persic. Specialiștii consideră că „schimbările climatice, provocate de arderile de combustibili fosili” reprezintă „explicaţia cea mai probabilă” pentru acest fenomen, precizând că nu există „alte explicaţii cunoscute pentru intensificarea ploilor în regiunea” menţionată.
Furtuna care a afectat mai multe ţări din această regiune deşertică a ucis 22 de persoane în Oman şi alte patru în Emiratele Arabe Unite, unde ploile record au cauzat inundaţii masive.
Acest lucru arată că „până şi regiunile aride pot fi grav afectate de precipitaţii, o ameninţare care creşte odată cu schimbările climatice cauzate de combustibilii fosili”, a subliniat Sonia Seneviratne, profesor la Universitatea Tehnică Federală (ETH) din Zurich şi membră a WWA.
În această cercetare, oamenii de ştiinţă s-au bazat pe date istorice şi modele climatice pentru a studia evoluţia precipitaţiilor în regiunea menţionată, inclusiv în timpul episoadelor de El Nino, un fenomen climatic cu manifestare ciclică.
Precipitațiile extreme au devenit cu 10% mai abundente
Conform studiului, precipitaţiile extreme au fost mai puţin intense în anii care au precedat încălzirea cu 1,2 grade Celsius a climei de pe Terra în raport cu nivelurile din epoca preindustrială.
„Precipitaţiile extreme au devenit cu cel puţin 10% mai abundente în Emiratele Arabe Unite şi în Oman”, a declarat Mariam Zachariah, cercetător la Imperial College din Londra. Acest fapt este „în concordanţă cu principiile fizice de bază, potrivit cărora o atmosferă mai caldă poate să reţină mai multă umiditate”, a adăugat ea.
Ploi torenţiale s-au înregistrat în Oman săptămâna trecută, înainte să se extindă în Emiratele Arabe Unite. Aici precipitaţiile căzute într-o singură zi, pe 16 aprilie, au fost echivalente cu cantităţile înregistrate în aproape doi ani.
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Chaos in Dubai airport as tourists try to escape flooded city – with ‘food running out’ and ‘people sleeping on airport floor’
Chaos is unfolding at Dubai airport following the extreme flooding yesterday (16 April) as the city suffered the heaviest rainfall in 75 years – all in one day.
Among those trying to fly out is 36-year-old Pallavi and her family-of-three.
The 36-year-old mum claims the situation at the airport is untenable with people “sleeping on the floor” and shops “running out of food”.
Meanwhile the family are allegedly receiving “zero communication”.
Photos taken at the scene show people tightly queuing together, sitting on the floor and standing around due to the lack of seating space.
“People here are sleeping on the floor and the airport is running out of food options,” the marketing professional told NeedToKnow.
“All we are getting is coffee, as everything’s out of supply.
“My family and I, as well as others, have been waiting at the boarding gates with zero communication and zero concern.
“When we arrived at the airport, it was flooded with people and no one from the management team knew what was going on.”
Pallavi and her family were due to fly from Mumbai to New York, via Dubai, on Tuesday (16 April), which was booked in November last year costing Ł860 each.
According to reports, around six inches of rain fell in the city, which is more than what Dubai gets across the year.
Highways have seen cars stuck and submerged in water, damage to homes and business, as well as flights delayed for the foreseeable.
Another family that has also suffered as a result of the floods, with them claiming that they were offered an alternative flight – for the 23 April.
Robbie Blood, took a trip to Dubai on 3 April with his wife Jo, 48, and Amy, 11, in an attempt to have a nice, relaxing holiday that they spent.
17 Apr 2024
Pictured: Story from Jam Press (Dubai Airport Chaos)
Pictured: Situation on the roads in Dubai as captured by Robbie.
Chaos in Dubai airport as tourists try to escape flooded city – with ‘food running out’ and ‘people sleeping on airport floor’
Chaos is unfolding at Dubai airport following the extreme flooding yesterday (16 April) as the city suffered the heaviest rainfall in 75 years – all in one day.
Among those trying to fly out is 36-year-old Pallavi and her family-of-three.
The 36-year-old mum claims the situation at the airport is untenable with people “sleeping on the floor” and shops “running out of food”.
Meanwhile the family are allegedly receiving “zero communication”.
Photos taken at the scene show people tightly queuing together, sitting on the floor and standing around due to the lack of seating space.
“People here are sleeping on the floor and the airport is running out of food options,” the marketing professional told NeedToKnow.
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – APRIL 16: A view of the street after heavy rainfall as adverse weather conditions affect daily life in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on April 15, 2024. Stringer / Anadolu/ABACAPRESS.COM,Image: 865325274, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – APRIL 16: Vehicles hardly move on flooded streets due to heavy rain in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on April 16, 2024. The torrential rain in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), had a detrimental effect on daily life. Flooding ensued as a result of the downpour, leading to several vehicles being submerged on the streets and avenues. Stringer / Anadolu/ABACAPRESS.COM,Image: 865332328, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no
Vehicles drive through heavy rain on the Sheikh Zayed Road highway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Heavy rains lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, flooding out portions of major highways and leaving vehicles abandoned on roadways across Dubai. Meanwhile, the death toll in separate heavy flooding in neighboring Oman rose to 18 with others still missing as the sultanate prepared for the storm. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
An SUV drives through floodwater covering a road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Heavy thunderstorms lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, dumping over a year and a half’s worth of rain on the desert city-state of Dubai in the span of hours as it flooded out portions of major highways and its international airport.,Image: 865541158, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required., Model Release: no
