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CRISIS TYPE

Climate & Environmental

Extreme heat, flooding, climate change, infrastructure resilience

Record Temperature

52.0C

NaN% stable

Max Rainfall (Apr 2024)

254.8mm

NaN% stable

Infrastructure Investment

$23.2B

NaN% stable

Alert Level

YELLOW

Climate & Environmental Overview

UAE climate threats and environmental monitoring

Temperature Records

All-time and recent extreme temperatures

Rainfall Records

Maximum rainfall by location (mm)

Economic Impact

April 2024 Flood Losses (US$ Billions)

Disaster Frequency

Annual occurrence severity

Public Sentiment

Sentiment on climate events

Event Timeline

Key climate and environmental events

Historic rainfall began

2024-04-15

Rains began marking the start of the most significant flood in 75 years

Peak flooding - heaviest rainfall in 75 years

2024-04-16

Dubai Airport recorded 164mm (6.45 inches); Al Ain recorded 254.8mm at Khatm Al Shakla

Rains concluded

2024-04-17

3-day event duration resulted in 5 UAE deaths, 23 regional deaths

$8.2 billion stormwater drainage plan announced

2024-06

Dubai announced investment to increase drainage capacity by 700%

100-year deep tunnel drainage project approved

2025-09

Implementation began for next-generation stormwater infrastructure

March 2026 record rainfall event

2026-03-21

Heaviest UAE rains in 80+ years; 244mm at Jebel Yanas, RAK