Heavy Rains Iin Riyadh

[elis]

Allah hatred to Saudi Arabia it is then. Oh my god, you nailed it man, this is the only logical reason explains those floods, thunders and lightnings. All hail to you..

This exceptionnal storm a day after they reveal the collaboration of Israel with Saudi to attack Iran

 

[xenon54 out]

This exceptionnal storm a day after they reveal the collaboration of Israel with Saudi to attack Iran

What do you think, is Buddha punisihing Arabs?

 

[Devil Soul]

All those thunders, looks like Allah TMM hates Saudi Arabia for collaborating with Israel against Iran

 

[Bratva]

What's the reason of worst floods very year in Saudia? Don't you have sophisticated drainage systems?

 

[elis]

More pics

One killed, several missing after rare floods hit Saudi capital (PHOTOS) — RT News
Riyadh Flood 2013 | Facebook

 

[xenon54 out]

What's the reason of worst floods very year in Saudia? Don't you have sophisticated drainage systems?

Flat land and non water absorbing sand ground.

I saw in a documentary that more people die in deserts by drowning in floods than thirsting.

Flash flood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[thesolar65]

You now know! Don't thank us though.

Seriously, I thought SA is only sand outside and money inside!!

 

[Yzd Khalifa]

Seriously, I thought SA is only sand outside and money inside!!

We have got grass and rocks, and most importantly rapists too

 

[al-Hasani]

Saudi Arabia has two main problems that lead to floods, there land is flat and their soil doesn't absorb water.

Actually, Blackeagle, Riyadh nor Najd where you are right now is flat. In fact Najd means "highland" in Arabic as you know. Riyadh is located at 700 meters in attitude and there are mountains of 1500 meters in Najd and overall many areas are hilly. The problem is that it is a plateau. Riyadh is not situated on the highest part of the plateau at all but at the lower bottom and thus lies flat on its part of the plateau hence all the rainfall that falls above it goes down straight towards Riyadh and elsewhere with ease and creates those not normal high-flooding a few times a year (1-3) if it is a bad year.

Same phenomenon is seen in Ha'il that is also located at 1000 meters altitude making it poorly protected from heavy rains/flooding. Here you also have nearby mountain ranges/hills helping making the flooding worse.

Since those areas are not really mountainous areas like most of Hijaz, all the Southern and Western provinces of KSA it is not possible to make dams I believe. Overall there are nearly 300 dams in those regions of KSA.

I don't really know what the solution is on the long run seeing that such torrential rains happen each year now.

The King Abdullah Road was completely flooded for example while areas such as those below, even though it is mountainous territory, when hit by heavy rains rarely experiences flooding.


faifa 2011 by al_gasemy, on Flickr


faifa 2011 by al_gasemy, on Flickr


Faifa Mountains by abukhli, on Flickr

Also the weather is getting stranger and more extreme for each year. It is not as stable as once and defined by seasons such as winter, spring, summer and autumn anymore.

I know from family members, from personal experience when I was a little kid, from talking to people I know in Riyadh and expatriates that just 10-15 years ago you would be guaranteed cold winters (it can get REALLY cold at night in Najd and during the day) but today that is more rare.

But then again you had snowfall in the beginning of April in parts of Hijaz, Ta'if if I recall, that is a city located at a altitude of nearly 2000 meters. But still not normal.

seems rain is a big news for Arabs.

It is as normal as seeing dirt and starving people on Indian streets. Using your same dumb logic, LOL.

There are even parts of KSA that receive the monsoon rains for an extended period (months) and other regions with heavy rainfalls.

The problem is that it is not just rain which is common during spring, winter and autumn in Riyadh but torrential rains that cause floods. Do you know the difference between that and simple rain?

We are not only among the biggest countries in the world in terms of area (size) but we also have every single landscape you can think of nearly. Be it a several thousand km long tropical coastline, 1300 tropical islands, high mountains, hills, volcanic areas (although inactive), lowlands, steppes, rock, sand, limestone etc. deserts, lakes, 300 dams, thousands of wadis, biggest palm grooves in the world, ancient villages and towns etc. List is very long.

Not our problem that you and probably many other Indians are ignorant about Saudi Arabia, the Arab world and the Middle East.

I suggest that you take a look at this thread below about Saudi Arabia in pictures.

Saudi Arabia in Pictures | Page 53

Several hundred pictures of KSA and its landscapes if not thousands by now. Please feel free and jog along. I hope that you learnt something new today.

I did not know that it also rains in SA!!

I give up.

@Sun Piwa you need to take your medication. You forgot them for yesterday or when you wrote your posts in this thread.

Anyway, rant over.

A video from the flooding in Riyadh:

 

[INDIC]

It is as normal as seeing dirt and starving people on Indian streets. Using your same dumb logic, LOL.

There are even parts of KSA that receive the monsoon rains for an extended period (months) and other regions with heavy rainfalls.

The problem is that it is not just rain which is common during spring, winter and autumn in Riyadh but torrential rains that cause floods. Do you know the difference between that and simple rain?

We are not only among the biggest countries in the world in terms of area (size) but we also have every single landscape you can think of nearly. Be it a several thousand km long tropical coastline, 1300 tropical islands, high mountains, hills, volcanic areas (although inactive), lowlands, steppes, rock, sand, limestone etc. deserts, lakes, 300 dams, thousands of wadis, biggest palm grooves in the world, ancient villages and towns etc. List is very long.

Not our problem that you and probably many other Indians are ignorant about Saudi Arabia, the Arab world and the Middle East.

I suggest that you take a look at this thread below about Saudi Arabia in pictures.

Saudi Arabia in Pictures | Page 53

Several hundred pictures of KSA and its landscapes if not thousands by now. Please feel free and jog along. I hope that you learnt something new today.



I give up.

@Sun Piwa you need to take your medication. You forgot them for yesterday or when you wrote your posts in this thread.

Anyway, rant over.

A video from the flooding in Riyadh:

Such rich words coming from a Yemeni LOL.

 

[al-Hasani]

Such rich words coming from a Yemeni LOL.

I am not a Yemeni. And Yemen has arguably one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world and a very rich history - one of the oldest in the world.

But it is great to see ignorant members put in their rightful place.