Day: April 19, 2024

A storm dumps record rain across the desert nation of UAE and floods Dubai’s airport

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever recorded there after a deluge flooded out Dubai International Airport, disrupting flights through the world’s busiest airfield for international travel.

The state-run WAM news agency called the rain Tuesday “a historic weather event” that surpassed “anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949.” That’s before the discovery of crude oil in this energy-rich nation then part of a British protectorate known as the Trucial States.

SUDDEN HEAVY RAINS IN OMAN KILL AT LEAST 17 INCLUDING SCHOOLCHILDREN WHOSE BUS WAS OVERTAKEN

Rain also fell in Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. However, the rains were acute across the UAE.

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Vehicles sit abandoned in floodwater covering a major 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 worth of rain on the desert city-state of Dubai in the span of hours as it flooded portions of major highways and its international airport.  (Jon Gambrell/AP Photo)

The flooding sparked speculation that cloud seeding — flying small planes through clouds dispersing chemicals aimed at getting rain to fall — may have caused the deluge. But experts said the storm systems that produced the rain were forecast well in advance and that cloud seeding would not have caused such flooding.

Several reports quoted meteorologists at the National Center for Meteorology as saying they flew six or seven cloud-seeding flights before the rains. Flight-tracking data analyzed by The Associated Press showed one aircraft affiliated with the UAE’s cloud-seeding efforts flew around the country Monday.

The National, an English-language, state-linked newspaper in Abu Dhabi, quoted an anonymous official at the center on Wednesday

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MIA Rehearsal Tour Aids Travelers with Special Needs

WHAT:           

In recognition of airport.senderservices.net/c/eJyU0LGO8yAQBOCngc7WesE4Lij-Jq8R7Q_reCUDFpA75e1PTnH9tdPMzBf9Fh070uynZTLozDqvmhPJ8ZDoFeJiwDqFqHcPM27At8UQGpxvc3TWglusYQvrDUiLR0ALdnITmHVaxmgiw-Q2jrD-d2ZTFpJQkkFy55qpS8l0DCT1LLWPjXPk2rh-SeA2Zu768HvvZ1Pmn8K7wju9urTUShDu77HU5282UAh8dsqBh1Ry3xXedfVJwk58KAuhpPTK0t-Zv9tJJ9c2hpL01Sr5-YglkeTr8982Xjjdf8yGj9ZPAAAA___wOHCn&source=gmail&ust=1713362831795000&usg=AOvVaw1BBvPGy0G1lrruZPvAiJ1X”Autism Acceptance Month, Miami International Airport will host its latest MIA Airport Instruction and Readiness (MIAair) tour for 11 children with special needs and their families or guardians. The tour will allow participants to rehearse the air travel experience from start to finish, all the way to an airplane seat, in a safe and controlled environment. The tour will also include 20 patients from the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis who have suffered spinal cord injuries and have a permanent disability.

Families will practice entering the airport, getting boarding passes, going through security, and boarding a GlobalX plane. The program also serves as a learning experience for airline and TSA workers at MIA. The goal of the MIAair program is for anyone – regardless of their disability – to experience the magic and wonder of flight.

WHO:             

MIA Director and CEO Ralph Cutié and GlobalX President Ryan Goepel will be available for interviews.

WHEN:

Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. (Tour will conclude by 10:30 a.m.)

WHERE:

MIA, Concourse F, TSA Checkpoint 6, departures level (near door 15)              

Free media parking is available at the surface lot on the departures level across from Door 11, with a business card or media placard on the dashboard.


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My Adventures With Superman Season 2 Shares First Clip

My Adventures with Superman began on Adult Swim in 2023.

Superman has been in the superhero game for decades, and Adult Swim has a series under thumb that envisions the hero like never before. Back in 2023, My Adventures with Superman debuted to critical acclaim, and the anime-inspired series has been a hit since episode one. Now, all eyes are on its second season, and Adult Swim just posted a first look at My Adventures with Superman season two.

As you can see below, the clip is pretty intense as we see Clark Kent, who was born as Kal-El on Krypton, encountering a mirage from the past. Face to face with his father, Clark is told to get and start working as there is another like him. When the mirage fades, Clark is left staring up at a big alien craft just as it comes crashing to Earth.

This first look at season two is certainly short, but it gives us an idea of what My Adventures with Superman is doing. Clark has been told there is another like him, and the revelation is paired with Kryptonian images. Of course, fans are hyped because the promise of another Krypton refugee is huge. It could mean that Kara (Supergirl) is on the way, or General Zod is about to make life miserable for Clark.

So far, My Adventures with Superman has yet to lock in a season two release date, but the project is being worked on behind the scenes. In the meantime, new fans can check out season two now that it is out in full. My Adventures with Superman is streaming on Max, and there is even

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