Bringing It All Back Home?

Much excitement, as the desert city of Dubai has just received more than 140mm of rain in a single day. This is as much, as this UAE location, generally receives in 1.5 years. The predictable result has been flooding, as most roads in the emirates don't have drainage. The operation of busy Dubai International Airport was severely disrupted. One elderly man also died, when his car was washed away. Lots of dramatic pictures for the media (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/17/dubai-floods-uae-rainfall-weather-forecast). Some folk have speculated that the record rainfall could be linked to 'cloud seeding'. This seems very unlikely (one UK University had to deny it was involved). It's obviously unscientific to link a single event, to a complex, global process like climate change. It's tempting, however, to think the event might, at least, warn some major oil producers of the possible 'home' consequences of burning 'their' hydrocarbons. Perhaps, however, they don't mind a bit more rain?