Rain bombs hit the two north areas this morning, and the rain was heavy and fierce, causing water accumulation in many areas. New Taipei City, including Sanchong, Xinzhuang, Wugu, Taishan, and Xizhi, experienced short-duration heavy rainfall of more than 70 millimeters per hour. Even many places in Taipei Station have been turned into swimming pools. Have you felt the power of the extreme weather on your way to work today?
Dubai gets two years' worth of rain in one day
According to the Central News Agency, the United Arab Emirates, located in the desert area, received up to 254 millimeters of rain on April 16, equivalent to two years of rainfall. Many roads were flooded and Dubai Airport experienced a large number of delays and cancellations. Dubai also announced that distance learning in private schools will be extended until 4/19.
Token2049, which was being held in Dubai at this time, coincided with the heaviest rainfall on record. The media Cointelegraph made a pun joke using a video of the event venue being flooded:
Who says Dubai has no liquidity?
Who ever said Dubai was lacking in liquidity? pic.twitter.com/VvgTXiJx97
— Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) April 16, 2024
Shocked to see Tesla driving in water
Some netizens uploaded surprising footage of a Tesla model Y driving on a flooded road in Dubai.
Compared with traditional internal combustion engine cars, Tesla does not have an intake and exhaust system, so there is no problem of engine water flooding. The high-voltage battery pack in the Tesla car is equipped with a vent valve. As long as the Tesla car is below the center line of the wheel rim, it can still wade through the water safely. However, despite this, officials still do not recommend that owners use the vehicle as an amphibious vehicle.
Tesla model Y in Dubai rains. Unbelievable pic.twitter.com/hjvZNQaBQ2
— Moments & memories (@momentmemori) April 16, 2024
Extreme weather could cause $25 trillion in damage
The Economist's recent article "Global Warming Is Coming to Your Home" also pointed out that the extreme climate caused by global warming will cause great harm to mankind, and estimated that by 2050, climate change and its countermeasures may This would result in the disappearance of 9% of global housing value, equivalent to US$25 trillion, which is only slightly less than the annual GDP of the United States.
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