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flood Flood Risk in Dubai, UAE

Risk Level: Moderate — Score 3/10

Risk: 3Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • 35 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
  • 4 event(s) in the last 12 months

Peak season: March-September

Last significant event: Flood - W of Dasht Kaur Basin, United Arab Emirates and Oman (2024-04-20) — 11,410,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Floods

1
New York, NY
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
Chicago, IL
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Houston, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Phoenix, AZ
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Philadelphia, PA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
San Antonio, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
8
San Diego, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
9
Dallas, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
10
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
Dubai is not in the top 10 for flood risk among tracked cities.

How Dubai Compares

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Notable Flood Events Near Dubai

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable flood events near Dubai, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Flood - W of Dasht Kaur Basin, United Arab Emirates and Oman (April 2024) — 12,790,000 people exposed; $1,351,622M capital exposed.

Flood - W of Dasht Kaur Basin, United Arab Emirates and Oman

April 8, 2024 — WARNING

12,790,000 people exposed; $1,351,622M capital exposed

Flood - W of Dasht Kaur Basin, United Arab Emirates and Oman

February 9, 2024 — WARNING

12,780,000 people exposed; $1,351,050M capital exposed

Flood - W of Dasht Kaur Basin, United Arab Emirates and Oman

March 3, 2024 — WARNING

12,140,000 people exposed; $1,337,028M capital exposed

Flood - W of Dasht Kaur Basin, United Arab Emirates and Oman

April 19, 2024 — WARNING

11,410,000 people exposed; $1,183,663M capital exposed

Floods - United Arab Emirates

January 13, 2020 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Flood Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Know if your property is in a flood zone — check FEMA maps
  • 2.Consider flood insurance even if not in a high-risk zone
  • 3.Never drive through flooded roadways — Turn Around, Don’t Drown
  • 4.Move valuables and important documents to upper floors
  • 5.Install sump pumps and check valves in plumbing

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How this data is built

Dubai, UAE flood risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live flood monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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