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Why it will soon be snowing at 50 degrees in Dubai

Snowman on a sandy beach. Josef Kleindienst (60) makes it snow in the desert state.(Bild: Kleindienst Group)

Josef Kleindienst (60), ex-policeman from Mistelbach and bestselling author ("Never pay a fine again"), has become one of the biggest real estate developers in Dubai. His latest project: 21 hotels and luxury villas floating in the sea are being built on six islands. Krone+ knows the background.

If the temperature in Dubai rises to 50°C again in the next few months, it will snow in the future. At least on two of the six islands in Josef Kleindienst's luxury real estate project "The Heart of Europe". They are a small world in the large "The World" group of islands, six kilometers off the mainland of Dubai.