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Scientists say Oman, UAE deluge ‘most likely’ linked to climate change

A storm in the UAE dumped nearly two years' worth of rain, flooding homes, roads, malls and offices [Amr Alfiky/Reuters]

Global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions “most likely” exacerbated the intense rains that lashed the UAE and Oman last week, causing deaths and widespread flooding, an expert group of scientists has found.

The World Weather Attribution (WWA), an international group of scientists that investigates extreme weather events, said climate change caused by fossil fuel emissions is the probable reason but cannot be pinpointed “with certainty”.

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