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jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
Sat Nov 16, 2013, 07:40 PM Nov 2013

Saudi capital hit with rare floods, residents urged to stay indoors (PHOTOS)



Severe flooding is being reported in Saudi Arabia, especially in the kingdom’s capital of Riyadh, with the government closing schools and urging people to stay indoors amid heavy rain. Flooding is rare in the country dominated by the Arabian Desert.

Witnesses in Riaydh, which is also the country’s largest city, are reporting flooded streets and shops. Pictures posted on Twitter show cars drowning in rainwater.

http://rt.com/news/saudi-arabia-rare-flooding-844/





http://www.businessinsider.com/ridayh-rain-floods-city-2013-11
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Saudi capital hit with rare floods, residents urged to stay indoors (PHOTOS) (Original Post) jakeXT Nov 2013 OP
K&R for the WOW factor. pam4water Nov 2013 #1
I can imagine people's shock there. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #2
Imagine how much worse this event would be SDjack Nov 2013 #3
I was going to post something like that... truth2power Nov 2013 #6
And is it? We don't know. AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #7
Wow! Hopefully everyone is okay, but that looks deadly. nt Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #4
Three dead as rains lash Saudi Arabia jakeXT Nov 2013 #5
Re Global warming aspect amcgrath Nov 2013 #8

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
2. I can imagine people's shock there.
Sat Nov 16, 2013, 08:41 PM
Nov 2013

most people in the USA have some awareness of how dangerous flooded roads can be, and the power of water.

Hopefully the sand will absorb the water quickly?????

truth2power

(8,219 posts)
6. I was going to post something like that...
Sun Nov 17, 2013, 10:45 AM
Nov 2013

No global climate change, here. No sirree!

We're doomed!!

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
7. And is it? We don't know.
Mon Nov 18, 2013, 04:18 AM
Nov 2013

Hopefully this doesn't get much worse, though, in any case. Desert floods can be QUITE damaging when they occur.

amcgrath

(397 posts)
8. Re Global warming aspect
Mon Nov 18, 2013, 09:13 PM
Nov 2013

I watched a documentary about the flooding in Calgary Alberta the other evening, a meteorologist stated that with increased temperatures they are now seeing rain systems that can hold up to 15 times as much water as the daily flow of the Mississippi

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