Nakheel: Palm Jumeirah is 'not sinking'

Posted by: Concerned Friday, 11 December 2009 7:48 AM[UAE] - UAE

Dubai is like a celebrity - world wide people feel they need to know more on Dubai, stop worrying on Dubai negative media bashing... stars shine out even on moonless night.. Rain or Shine its nearing 3 decades since i set foot on this city, like a celebrity Dubai will bounce back and outshine all negative media bashing...

Posted by: Simon Thursday, 10 December 2009 9:53 PM[UAE] - Dubai

Global Warming? hmmm...all the sience needs to be re-examined especially as the 'climategate' scientists emails show that the top 'chosen' scientists have been reporting false figures and reports to the UN for years. They have fudged the results and also attacked other scientists who want to examin the UN scientists figures and how they were derived. Speaks volumes... Go onto U-Tube and listen to a very articulate Lord Monckton of England and learn what the real global warming agenda is. Also that the world has been COOLING for the last 7-10yrs and the UN scientists can not explain why... Never just accept what you read in main stream media. The real truth is out there if you ca be bothered to find and research it. Actually U-Tube Glen Beck of Fox news and his interview with Lord Monckton...if that doesn't start to open your eyes...I am sad to say...nothing much will. There are vast amounts of scientists out there who do not agree with the basis on which global warming is being marketed...read up and learn more

Posted by: RAMA Thursday, 10 December 2009 5:19 PM[UAE] - uae

OUR WORRY SHOULD BE MORE ON GLOBAL WARMING, AND POSSIBLE THREAT TO THE ENITIRE MANKIND IN THE YEARS TO COME, A PART OF BANGLADESH IS ALREADY UNDER WATER, AND IN DUE COURSE IT IS ESTIMATED THAT A PART OF MALIDIVES WILL BE UNDER WATER IF CARBON EMISSIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED . THESE DAYS IT HAS BECOME A FASHION FOR MANY TO ADD OIL ON FIRE ESPECIALLY ON SUBJECTS RELATED TO DUBAI.

Posted by: Mohd Thursday, 10 December 2009 4:19 PM[UAE] - UAE

Western Media comes up with all sorts of wrong information. I know there is no such truth in what is being said and this is only to add negative sentiments. As you can all see that Dubai is Regional Hub and we have state of the art Infrastructure,Roads,Airports,Seaports and Metro. We will survive all this as we have done in past.

Posted by: James Thursday, 10 December 2009 2:02 PM[UAE]

Even if the ground level does drop by a few millimetres in some places, one can say that this is quite normal on reclaimed land. Even after ground stabilisation works, the soil particles continue to compact for many years; geotechnical engineers call this consolidation. But in any case, the tall buildings are founded on piles so they would not be affected by movement of the soil around them.