Fuertes lluvias azotan partes de Emiratos Árabes Unidos tras varios días de temporal

 

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EAU provoca fuertes lluvias artificiales con una nueva tecnología en medio de una ola de calor

 

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Israel's EAPC pipeline company says it will bring UAE oil to Europe in new deal | Al Arabiya

Israeli pipeline company EAPC said on Tuesday it signed a preliminary deal to help transport oil from the United Arab Emirates to Europe via a pipeline that connects the Red Sea city of Eilat and the Mediterranean port of Ashkelon.

Firefighters Battle Blaze at High-Rise Tower in Dubai Marina

Firefighters are battling a blaze at a high-rise tower in the Dubai Marina amid a sandstorm sweeping the city in the United Arab Emirates.

Powerful quake strikes border area of Iraq and Iran, killing at least 133

Powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the border area between Iran and Iraq on Sunday night, causing at least 133 deaths and hundreds of injured in both countries.

7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Iran-Iraq border region (local time: 21:18, Depth 19 km)

Powerful 7.2 Magnitude Quake Occurs on Iran-Iraqi Border.

Dubai purchases 554 fuel-electric taxis to tackle pollution

Dubai's transport authority has purchased 554 fuel-electric hybrid taxi cars in a bid to reduce vehicle exhausts, the Dubai Information Office said on Saturday.

Les Émirats projettent remorquer des icebergs de l’Antarctique jusqu’à leurs côtes

Fait-il trop chaud dans votre pays? Peur de manquer d’eau potable? Les Émirats arabes unis ont peut-être une solution! Le pays espère remorquer des icebergs de l’Antarctique jusqu’à ses côtes, pour en faire une source d’eau douce.

United Arab Emirates to invest $163bn in renewables

The United Arab Emirates has said that it intends to invest $163bn (£134bn) in projects to generate half of the nation's power needs from renewables.

Jordan signs agreement with UAE company on solar power plant

Jordan signed an agreement Saturday with a United Arab Emirates (UAE) company to build a 200-megawatt photovoltaic plant, the largest solar plant in Jordan, said a statement from Jordan's Ministry of Energy.

Severe storms batter Gulf states

The Gulf States of the Middle East have been hit by violent storms bringing damaging winds and causing widespread flooding.

UAE summit urges wider use of green energy sources

Former Mexican President Felipe de Jesus Calderon said Wednesday that most of the world's cities, agriculture and businesses have to be revamped drastically in order to save the planet from global warming.

UAE to invest 35 bln USD to diversify energy sources (official)

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will invest 35 billion US dollars to diversify energy sources and reduce dependence on imports of natural gas, state news agency WAM reported.

72°C in Iran, 51°C in Iraq but rain in KSA (Saudi Arabia) and UAE (United Arab Emirates)

A heat wave is pushing temperature, to soar to 72°C in Iran and 51°C in Iraq, 52 in Jordan, 48 in Tunisia.

Fried batteries delay solar plane's journey until 2016

The team behind the record-breaking Solar Impulse 2 have said the next leg of the plane's historic round-the-world flight attempt will be delayed until next year.

Solar Impulse lands in Hawaii. The next leg of the flight will be from Honolulu to Phoenix, Arizona.

Solar Impulse 2 (SI2), the first solar-powered aircraft in an attempt to fly around the world, safely landed at Kalaeloa Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii, at 5:51 a.m. local time (1551 GMT), Friday after 118-hour non-stop flight over Pacific.

Solar plane soars above Pacific Ocean

The revolutionary Solar Impulse 2 aircraft has taken off for a six-day flight over the Pacific Ocean, the most ambitious leg of its quest to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun.

Round-the-world solar plane reaches second Chinese destination

Solar Impulse (Si2), the solar plane on a mission to fly around the globe without a drop of fuel, arrived at the Chinese city of Nanjing on Tuesday on the final leg of its stay in China.

Solar Impulse 2 Pilot appeals for clean future

Solar Impulse 2 Round-The-World fuel-free flight pilot, Bertrand Piccard, paid a visit and delivered a speech on the importance of a clean energy future at ABB Chongqing Transformer Company in Chongqing, on April 2.

Solar powered plane reaches China

The first solar plane making a round-the-world flight entered Chinese airspace on Monday in its fifth leg that proved the most challenging since its start from Abu Dhabi.