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<font size="+2" face="Calibri"><i><b>April 18</b></i></font><font
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[ unruly birth of a new religion - cloud seeding ]</i><br>
<b>Dubai's record-shattering "rain bomb" has clear climate change
ties<br>
</b>Andrew Freedman, author<br>
The record "rain bomb" that struck Dubai and other nearby Gulf
states on Tuesday dumped more than two years' worth of rain on the
global financial and transportation hub.<br>
<br>
Why it matters: By bringing the city to a standstill, the floods
demonstrated how inadequate existing infrastructure is for
withstanding extreme weather events that are becoming more common
and severe due to climate change...<br>
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At least two years' worth of rain, or about 6.26 inches, fell in
just 24 hours, qualifying as what have come to be known colloquially
as "rain bombs" for their ultra-heavy totals in such short periods
of time.<br>
This amount of rainfall in a single day would cause problems even in
more temperate locations, let alone Dubai, a desert city with poor
drainage.<br>
Cars, including luxury vehicles the city is known for, turned into
boats, and planes at Dubai International Airport were seen on social
media using their engine power to blast through high waters.<br>
The latest: On Wednesday, a weather emergency was in effect in
Dubai, with schools closed and people advised to stay home despite
sunny skies.<br>
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With reports of damage to buildings, cars that may have to be
scrapped, and lingering travel disruptions, this extreme rainfall
event could end up costing a city known for its high-end shopping
and luxury living tens of millions of dollars in damage, if not
more.<br>
At least 19 people were reported dead from flooding in Oman from the
same weather system. At least one death was reported in the UAE.<br>
Between the lines: The proximate cause of the flooding was a
slow-moving and potent area of low pressure, or cold pocket of air
aloft, that sparked complexes of severe thunderstorms over the
United Arab Emirates and nearby countries on Tuesday.<br>
<br>
This storm system, along with the threat of heavy rainfall, was
shown by weather models several days in advance.<br>
Yes, but: Dubai's frequent use of cloud seeding to enhance rainfall
has led many to wonder if this was a human-engineered flood.<br>
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Cloud seeding has not been known to produce such large-scale and
long-lasting severe thunderstorms that affect multiple countries.
But it can, in some cases, lead to somewhat heavier rainfall than
what might otherwise occur.<br>
However, reports indicate the UAE was not conducting seeding
operations on April 16. Also, the model projections, which showed
heavy rainfall without incorporating cloud seeding into their
calculations, also strongly suggest seeding was not a major
contributor.<br>
The intrigue: Instead, climate science studies and observations
around the world show that extreme rainfall events like this,
including ones that break all-time records, are becoming more common
and severe as the planet warms.<br>
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Moisture from the warm Persian Gulf fed into the thunderstorms in
this case.<br>
In fact, increased hydrological extremes, in both the form of
drought and heavy rains, are one of the most robust ties to
human-caused climate change, which is reshaping global weather
patterns.<br>
What they're saying: "It's important to understand the plausible
causes of the record-shattering extreme rainfall this week across
Dubai and portions of Arabian Peninsula," UCLA climate scientist
Daniel Swain, said in a statement.<br>
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"Did cloud seeding play a role? Likely no! But how about climate
change? Likely yes!"<br>
Context: Dubai was the host of the 2023 U.N. Climate Summit, where
countries agreed to "transition away from" fossil fuel-based
economies.<br>
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The storm came at a time when crucial climate finance meetings are
taking place in Washington, and the COP28 president, Sultan Ahmed
al- Jaber is pushing for more progress on deploying renewable
sources of energy.<br>
The UAE itself is one of the world's largest producers of oil and
natural gas.<br>
The bottom line: This may have been a freak event for Dubai, but
globally such extremes are become more common as the sea and
atmosphere warm.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/04/17/dubai-record-flood-climate-change">https://www.axios.com/2024/04/17/dubai-record-flood-climate-change</a><br>
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<i>[ Dubai deluge - 4 inches in 12 hours ]</i><br>
<b>Mass Evacuation in Dubai! Flash Flooding Destroys UAE, World is
Shocked</b><br>
Wild WeatherUS<br>
Apr 17, 2024 #storm #tornado #dubai<br>
Dubai travel authorities today urged travellers to stay away from
the airport after the United Arab Emirates was battered by more than
a year and a half's worth of rain in just a few hours.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvsgUWOnnZ4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvsgUWOnnZ4</a><br>
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<i>[ local TV in the State of Maine tries to speak clearly ]</i><br>
<b>The oceans are warming even faster than experts predicted, a
change that’s 'truly extraordinary'<br>
</b>NEWS CENTER Maine<br>
Apr 16, 2024<br>
In Maine, one expert says, "we’re going to live on a coastline
that’s going to be vastly different than the one we had before."<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh-yWx7M4fY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh-yWx7M4fY</a><br>
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<i>[ Tipping point is not a place in China ]</i><br>
<b>Bad Global Tipping Points in the Earth’s Biosphere</b><br>
Paul Beckwith<br>
Apr 17, 2024<br>
In my recent videos, I have discussed the amazingly fantastic report
called “Global Tipping Points 2023”: <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://global-tipping-points.org/">https://global-tipping-points.org/</a><br>
<br>
In this video I chat all about the global tipping points in the
biosphere. <br>
<br>
The various ecosystems of planet Earth are grouped into various
“biomes” and are occupied by a plethora of flora (plants) and fauna
(animals) of amazing numbers and even more amazing biodiversity. <br>
<br>
We are rapidly destroying this biodiversity, and there are many
negative tipping points (regime changes, critical transitions) that
are accelerating this damage abruptly. <br>
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Once gone, it is impossible to ever recover many of these species,
or ecosystems.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm0gKolgUKY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm0gKolgUKY</a>
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<font face="Calibri"> </font> April 18, 1977: President Carter
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