“Dubai flooding is a consequence of global warming or climate change”
Social media posts
Several social media platforms and media outlets, e.g.: X, Tiktok, Bloomberg. Claim dated 17 Apr 2024.
Deutsche Welle rated thisUnproven
What Deutsche Welle found
According to experts of the World Weather Attribution network, singular weather events cannot be attributed to global warming/climate change. Exterme weather events tend to be more likely and more severe, though.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 April 2024. Deutsche Welle (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 April 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “Unproven”.
Where the claim appeared
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/nebula_world/status/1780317169282064620
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/LeilaniDowding/status/1780331070451331093
- TikTok videohttps://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergopinion/video/7358911487211031851
Links recorded by Deutsche Welle. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by Deutsche Welle, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
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