Laura Millan Coco Liu And Zainab Fattah Bloomberg

The heavy rains that flooded Dubai this week halted air traffic, damaged buildings and streets - and left climate experts and common citizens asking whether one of the world's hottest and driest cities should be better prepared for extreme storms.

The heavy rains that flooded Dubai this week halted air traffic, damaged buildings and streets - and left climate experts and common citizens asking whether one of the world's hottest and driest cities should be better prepared for extreme storms.