Leading the conversation on the UAE in the foreign press: Reports that climate change was a major culprit behind last week’s historic storms. Analysis from the World Weather Attribution research initiative indicated that climate change made the storm up to 40% more intense. Researchers have also suggested that the flooding, “which came from two separate and near simultaneous storm systems, would not have happened without El Nino.” (You can read more about El Nino on Enterprise Climate, here.) The {Associated Press} and {Bloomberg} took note of the story.

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