Dubai is situated on the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is usually very dry. But while it receives less than 100mm (3.9in) a year of rainfall on average, it does experience occasional ...

Dubai has been hit by record floods over the past 24 hours, sparking misleading speculation about cloud seeding. So how unusual was the rainfall and what were the reasons behind the extreme downpours?

For the third time this year, Sydney has been hit by major ... On social media, they blame the extreme rainfall on "cloud seeding" and "weather manipulation". There is no evidence to back up ...