Don’t blame Dubai’s freak rain on cloud seeding – the storm was far too big to be human-made

Some parts of the Gulf experienced 18 months of rain in a single day.

Richard Washington, Professor of Climate Science, University of Oxford • conversation
April 19, 2024 • ~6 min

Record Rainfall Closes Dubai’s Airport
VOA Learning English • voa
April 17, 2024 • ~4 min

Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet?

Private jet from London to COP28 in Dubai is 11 times more polluting than a commercial aircraft.

Priti Parikh, Professor of Infrastructure Engineering and International Development, UCL • conversation
Dec. 1, 2023 • ~7 min

COP28: how bad is climate change already and what do we need to do next to tackle it?

Temperature records are tumbling – how much progress is really being made towards tackling climate change?

Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds • conversation
Nov. 29, 2023 • ~8 min

COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant hosting 2023 climate change summit

UAE will preside over talks to limit climate change – despite revelations it plans oil deals.

Aiora Zabala, Lecturer in Economics and the Environment, The Open University • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 • ~7 min

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