Why floods threaten one of the driest places in the world

A Washington Post investigation found that in one of the planet’s most arid regions, extreme rain and floods have become ...
WTHR

Powerful cyclone strikes Oman, Yemen; 6 dead, 30 missing

SALALAH, Oman (AP) — A cyclone more powerful than any previously recorded in southern Oman slammed into the Gulf country and neighboring Yemen on Saturday, deluging a major city with nearly three ...
Southeast Missourian

Cyclone Gonu hammers Oman before veering toward Iran

MUSCAT, Oman -- Cyclone Gonu battered Oman's coast Wednesday with fierce winds and torrential rains, forcing thousands from their homes and shutting down oil installations before heading toward the ...

Why floods are becoming deadly in one of the world’s driest regions

In Oman and across the Gulf, rare rainstorms are becoming sudden disasters as climate change pushes intense rainfall into ...
Jezebel

Potentially record-breaking Cyclone Chapala barrels toward Yemen and Oman

A cyclone developing in the Arabian Sea could develop into one the strongest ever recorded in the region, the Weather Channel reports. Cyclone Chapala was upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane and ...
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Look: When hundreds of UAE residents were evacuated due to Cyclone Gonu 18 years ago

It was the strongest recorded storm in the Arabian Sea and the strongest to make landfall that hit the UAE and neighbouring Oman 18 years ago on June 6, 2007. As reported by Khaleej Times, hundreds of ...
Reuters

Powerful Cyclone Phet takes aim at Oman

MUSCAT (Reuters) - Tropical Cyclone Phet roared towards the coast of Oman on Thursday and was expected to make landfall on Friday before heading towards the oil-exporting Gulf Arab state's LNG ...