Too hot by day, Dubai's floodlit beaches are packed at night

The idea, in one of the world's hottest regions, with temperatures climbing ever higher through climate change, has proved popular -- more than one million people have visited the night beaches since last year, an official said. Even with much of the region preoccupied with the widening conflict that pits Israel against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran, the United Arab Emirates' giant neighbour, the night beaches remain busy on weekend evenings. "The temperature drops down in the evening after the sun sets.