UAE Today

Good morning from The National on June 27, 2024.

Here is your digest of what is making the headlines in the Emirates.

Experts have hailed Dubai’s planned Dh30 billion ($8.17 billion) rainwater drainage network as a crucial way to guard against flooding, avoid financial losses and stave off the worst effects of climate change.

Flooding alone can cause huge financial damage, with climate change expected to lead to warming temperatures, more rain and severe weather in the Gulf, putting pressure on countries to act.

But effective drainage can tackle this and is vital in places such as urban Dubai, where the population is estimated to have swelled to 3.7 million.

Read the full story from John Dennehy and Daniel Bardsley here

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An Emirati pilot has completed a 45-day Mars simulation mission inside a Nasa habitat in Houston, Texas.

Shareef Al Romaithi, 39, a captain with Etihad Airways, and his three US colleagues “flew to the Red Planet” to carry out walks on its surface and solve problems that arose on their “spaceship” using virtual reality technology.

The crew members began the Human Exploration Research Analogue (Hera) mission on May 11 when they were locked away in a three-storey habitat, with very little communication with the outside world.

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This was phase two of the overall project that aims to measure the psychological and physiological effects of prolonged confinement and isolation, similar to those experienced during extended space travel.

Read Sarwat Nasir's story here

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An eight-year-old girl and a seven-year-old boy have died after a fire broke out in their home in Fujairah's Al Tuwiyain area on Tuesday.

Another child, five, was critically injured, Fujairah Police said on social media.

Emergency crews arrived at the site after being alerted about the incident at 2pm.

Firefighters brought the blaze under control and transferred the injured to Dibba Hospital.

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