Researchers from Princeton University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report in the journal Nature Climate Change that extreme cyclones that formed in the Arabian Sea for the…
After the harrowing impact of tsunamis on coastal areas around the Indian Ocean in December 2004 that killed up to 230,000 people, and on the Japanese coast in March 2011…
Heavy rain and flash floods in Saudi Arabia and Oman between 08 and 10 April have left 5 people dead and several villages cut off. Weather forecasts suggest that a…
A new flash flood alert system is set to launch in Oman in July this year. The Oman flash flood guidance system will assist forecasters in their efforts to provide…
Tropical Cyclone Chapala has been affecting southern Yemen with heavy rainfall, strong winds, storm surge and high waves. The latest assessments say that as many as 40,000 people have been…
Severe weather, including thunderstorms, hail storms, heavy rains and floods over the last 3 days has affected parts of the Middle East. As many as 19 people are reported to…
North Oman saw heavy rain during the period 14 to 17 October. The heavy rains caused flash floods in several areas including Nizwa, Ras Al Hadd and Bahla. Oman Civil…
Flash floods struck in northern Oman on Friday 04 September, 2015. At least 4 people were killed, and one person remains missing. The four victims were all travelling in the…
In further flooding in the Persian Gulf area, heavy rainfall over northern Oman over the weekend led to the deaths of six people, with one person still reported missing. Two…
UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi and Bahrain have all suffered from unusually heavy rainfall since around Friday 15 November, resulting in severe flooding in some areas. Forecasters for the region say…
