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Providence [Guyana], June 27 (ANI): It will be a battle of T20I titans as Men in Blue will be taking on England in the semifinals of the ongoing ICC <keyword id="19921630" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="T20-World-Cup" source="keywords">T20 World Cup</keyword> at Guyana on Thursday. The clash will witness Jos Buttler-led England aim for second successive T20 WC final, while Men in Blue will be aiming to avenge a brutal 10-wicket loss to the same opponent in the final four clash of 2022 tournament at Adelaide. Since that heartbreaking loss at Adelaide, India has made a lot of changes to their white-ball game, introducing a pleothra of young and more explosive talent like Rinku Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, etc leading upto the tournament. Though the Men in Blue decided to revert back to experienced campaigners skipper <keyword id="19899523" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rohit-Sharma" source="keywords">Rohit Sharma</keyword> and <keyword id="19907934" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Virat-Kohli" source="keywords">Virat Kohli</keyword> after an incredible, record-shattering 50-over World Cup in India, the explosiveness and risk-taking defining the modern T20 cricket still form the heart of India's approach. This was evident from the performances of these two legends in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, especially Virat, who turned into a six-hitting, spin-demolishing machine of the older days, abandoning his more conservative and measured approach to the short format. However, Virat has failed to translate his IPL form into an international arena, scoring just 66 runs in six games at an average of 11.00, with the best score of 37 and two ducks. Having scored the most runs in T20 Cup history, this campaign has put somewhat of a dent on his legacy as the best batter ever to grace the tournament. All would be forgiven, however, if Virat returned to his clutch ways in knockouts. Notably, Virat has smacked a half-century in every T20 World Cup knockout game, including 72* (2014 semifinal), 77 (2014 final), 89* (2016 semifinal) and 50 (2022 semifinal). Despite this poor run, England coach Matthew Mott is not taking Virat lightly. In the pre-match presser, he said about the star batter, "Virat has proven his class over a very long period of time and he is one of the players we have prepared well for. We know how he can play; we know how destructive he can be and we also know his game smarts. If the game demands an innings of a different nature, he has got that skill." On the other hand, skipper Rohit Sharma has shown much better form. In six matches of the tournament so far, Rohit has scored 191 runs at an average of 38.20, with a strike rate of 159.16 and two half-centuries. His best score is 92. The semifinal will be a battle of two high-octane opening pairs, India's 'Ro-Ko' pair against England's Buttler (191 runs in six innings) and Phil Salt (183 runs in six innings). This pair has managed to put up 286 runs together in six innings this tournament at an average of 57.20, with their best partnership being a 117-run effort. Salt himself has been in fantastic form ever since he posted two successive centuries against the West Indies in a T20I series last year, having a fantastic IPL campaign for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), scoring 435 runs in 12 games, including four fifties for the champions. In the last 12 T20Is, Salt has scored 507 runs in 11 innings at an average of 63.37 and a strike rate of over 182, with two tonnes and fifty. His best score is 119. The batter averages 52.2 and strikes at 180 in the West Indies, where he has gotten two centuries and two fifties in 14 innings with 574 runs. England will be in battle against two of the best pacers of this tournament, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh. In six matches, Bumrah has taken 11 wickets so far in the tournament at an average of 8.54 and an economy rate of just above 4. His best bowling figures are 3/7. Arshdeep is the second-highest wicket-taker, with 15 scalps in six games at an average of 11.86 and best figures of 4/9. How Salt and Buttler survive their onslaught in powerplay will be crucial in deciding the course of the match. Men in Blue, on the other hand, have everything going right for them, except Virat's form maybe. Undefeated, they have registered comprehensive wins while chasing and defending alike and their campaign has been an incredible team effort. However, the pressure of playing in knockouts becomes a different kind of beast for India, who have fallen inches short of an ICC trophy nearly every year after a semifinal/final qualification. Rohit attributes India's recent knockout performances both to fear of failure and bad luck. "It is a bit of both. See, we want to treat this game as another game that we have played in this tournament. We don't want to think about what lies ahead, what the context of the game is, and all of that. Everyone knows in the back of their minds that it is a semi-final. But you don't want to keep talking about it again and again and again. And not to think about what has happened in the past. I think we, all of us, the entire group, are in a good frame of mind. We are playing well as a team, enjoying each other's company and each other's success at times as well. I think it's important to just carry on that, carry on from what we have been doing in this tournament," the India captain said in the pre-match press conference. Though the clash looks extremely promising, a <keyword id="21711086" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rain-threat" source="keywords">rain threat</keyword> looms over this 2022 T20 World Cup rematch. As per World Weather, it is currently partly cloudy and 24 degrees celsius in Georgetown, Guyana. At 9 AM local time, before the 10:30 AM start, light and patchy rain is likely to occur in Guyana. Light rains are forecast for every hour till 4 PM, after which the weather will remain partly cloudy for the remainder of the day. India has been allocated the Guyana semifinal due to match timings, as the 10:30 AM local time slot, as per Indian Standard Time, is a much more TV-friendly slot of 8 PM. The final, to be held in Bridgetown, Barbados, on June 29, will take place at 10 AM local time, and happen at 7:30 PM in India, as per ESPNCricinfo. There will be no reserve day for the second semifinal. However, an extra 250 minutes worth of time will be given to the match. This extra time has been added since the tournament schedule does not allow for a reserve day. If reserve day was given for semifinal two, it would have meant just a day's worth of gap for recovery and practice between that game and the final. The second semifinal could be in for a tight squeeze if persistent rain takes place because, as per rules, a result can only be decided if both teams bat for at least 10 overs. In the majority of T20 games, the teams batting second are supposed to bat for at least five overs in order to achieve a result. This system was in place for the majority of the ICC T20 World Cup matches. But in the knockout games though, teams batting second will have to face at least 10 overs in order to decide on a result as per the Duckworth-Lewis method. This was also the case for the knockout games in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. As per an ICC spokesperson, overs will be reduced only from 2:40 PM, which is 250 minutes after the scheduled start of 10:30 am. For a 10-over match, the game will have to start at 4:14 PM local time, the spokesperson added, as per ESPNCricinfo. If the game is not completed and is washed out due to rain, Men in Blue will move to the finals due to them topping the Super Eights group, as compared to England's second-place finish in Group two.

India vs England: Major talking points ahead of the crucial T20 World Cup semi-final clash

Following the <keyword id="21711086" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rain-threat" source="keywords">rain threat</keyword> during the clash between <keyword id="21019173" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Royal-Challengers-Bengaluru" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Royal Challengers Bengaluru" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Royal Challengers Bengaluru">Royal Challengers Bengaluru</keyword> (RCB) and <keyword id="19906065" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chennai-Super-Kings" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Chennai Super Kings" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Chennai Super Kings">Chennai Super Kings</keyword> (CSK) in the <keyword id="19966825" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Premier-League" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Indian Premier League" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Indian Premier League">Indian Premier League</keyword> (IPL) 2024, the fans have recieved good news from the venue as Bengaluru has seen blue skies and sunshine on Saturday morning. RCB will host CSK in the 68th fixture <keyword id="19911541" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPL-2024" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="IPL 2024" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="IPL 2024">IPL 2024</keyword> encounter at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. There is a lot of threat of rain in an all-important clash between RCB-CSK. This encounter is supposed to be crucial as it will decide the fourth and final team for the playoffs of the ongoing 17th edition of the cash-rich league. The evening views remain dull with a 60% chance of rain around the match's start time of 7.30 pm. The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted that it would be generally cloudy with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers. Even if it rains, the Chinnaswamy Stadium has a good drainage system and is one of the few grounds in India with a subsurface aeration system, allowing play to resume within 30 minutes after the rain stops. RCB is coming into the match with five wins on the trot after losing seven of the first eight matches this season but have a great chance to make the IPL playoffs for the ninth time. On the other hand, defending champions CSK have been more consistent throughout the season and are better placed to make their 13th playoff appearance. The five-time champions beat RCB in the season's first clash by six wickets. Chennai Super Kings are fourth on the points table with 14 points from 13 matches while Royal Challengers Bengaluru are at sixth with 12 points from as many games. CSK also have a better net run rate of 0.528 than RCB's 0.387. To replace the Super Kings in the top four, RCB needs to win the match by at least 18 runs if they score a minimum of 200 runs batting first or win in 18.1 overs if they are chasing 200. Chennai Super Kings, meanwhile, will qualify for the IPL 2024 playoffs if they win the match, regardless of the margin of victory. The last time CSK and RCB met in the inaugural match of the IPL 2024, the Super Kings clinched a six-wicket win over Faf du Plessis' side. Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma, Mayank Dagar, Manoj Bhandage, Tom Curran, Alzarri Joseph, Akash Deep, Saurav Chauhan, Rajan Kumar. Chennai Super Kings Squad: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Sameer Rizvi, Prashant Solanki, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Mitchell Santner, Richard Gleeson, RS Hangargekar, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Aravelly Avanish. 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IPL 2024: Will rain play spoilsport in much-awaited blockbuster CSK vs RCB clash?

<ul class="summary-list"><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-expanding-weather-modification-program-artificial-rain-snow-2025-2020-12">Cloud seeding</a> involves spraying salts into incoming storm clouds to increase rainfall.</li><li>Photos show how the UAE, United States, and other countries have been seeding clouds for decades.</li></ul>As the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-dubai-airport-flash-floods-show-downsides-controlling-the-weather-2024-4">desert city of Dubai flooded</a> on Monday, onlookers pointed the finger at the government's "<keyword id="699431" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="cloud-seeding" source="Orion">cloud seeding</keyword>" efforts. The program sends planes into oncoming storm clouds to inject them with substances that can help make more rain. Could it be the culprit for two years' worth of rain falling on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/torrential-rain-flash-floods-wreaked-havoc-dubai-airport-travel-chaos-2024-4">the United Arab Emirates city</a> in just a day? <div type="image" title="Motorisits drive along a flooded street following heavy rains in Dubai early on April 17, 2024." height="2666" width="4000" msid="109383132" hostid="261"></div>It's a tantalizing explanation. Trying to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/controlling-weather-in-future-2018-5">control the weather</a> can sound tantamount to playing god. And if thousands of years of media and oral tradition tell us anything — from Prometheus to Frankenstein — playing god has bad consequences. But the United Arab Emirates has been seeding clouds to encourage rainfall and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/california-drought-aerial-photos-dried-lakes-reservoirs-2021-7">battle drought</a> for 20 years. Some US states have been doing it for even longer. These programs have found that the practice has a small effect on precipitation, increasing it by about 5 to 15%, though a UAE official told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/parched-uae-turns-science-squeeze-more-rainfall-clouds-2022-08-30/">Reuters</a> that it can be as high as 30% for them. <div type="image" title="charred metal box with flames coming out of a tube protruding from the side against a white cloudy sky" height="1758" width="2635" msid="109383133" hostid="261"></div>Many other countries, including China and Australia, have experimented with the technique. According to several scientists, cloud seeding isn't the driving force behind <keyword id="6354539" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dubai" source="Orion">Dubai</keyword>'s <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rare-thunderstorm-las-vegas-photos-videos-flooding-casinos-2022-7">historic floods</a>. <h2>How cloud seeding works</h2> <div type="image" title="plane wing with array of tubes attached to the back flaring out gas in a thick cloud" height="1500" width="2250" msid="109383134" hostid="261"></div>To "seed" a cloud, you have to spray it with microscopic particles of a salt such as silver iodide, calcium chloride, or potassium chloride. <div type="image" title="man in black shirt neon green vest handles a row of canisters in a mounting device on the wind of a small white plane" height="1500" width="2250" msid="109383135" hostid="261"></div>In the UAE and many US states, planes do the job. In some places, like Utah, machines on the ground shoot the substance into air currents that can carry it into the clouds. <div type="image" title="two men in camoflauge fatigues load long thing rocket-shaped tubes into a metal rack pointing at the sky atop a green platform on wheels" height="1500" width="2236" msid="109383136" hostid="261"></div>All these particles have a crystalline structure, similar to ice, which gives water droplets something to stick to. As the water converges, it forms an ice crystal and eventually falls as snow or rain. This mimics the natural rain-making process that happens inside the cloud. <div type="image" title="white bags reading &quot;salt 25kg&quot; lines up on a long metal truck bed with blue and silver tanks on it" height="1500" width="2250" msid="109383137" hostid="261"></div>"Cloud seeding can't create clouds from nothing. It encourages water that is already in the sky to condense faster and drop water in certain places. So first, you need moisture. Without it, there'd be no clouds," Friederike Otto, a senior lecturer in climate science at the Imperial College London, and co-founder of the groundbreaking science collaboration <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/climate-action-30-top-global-leaders-working-toward-climate-solutions-2022">World Weather Attribution</a>, said in a statement to the Science Media Centre (SMC). <h2>The real threat behind Dubai's floods</h2>Many atmospheric scientists have dismissed the idea that cloud seeding was behind Dubai's floods. Experts told the SMC that the rains came from a rare thundercloud system, which was already forecast to bring heavy rainfall, and the effect of any cloud seeding would have been tiny. "This is a distraction from the real story here — that due to our collective failure to phase out fossil fuels, we must prepare for unprecedented extremes, which will worsen until we reach 'net zero,'" John Marsham, an atmospheric scientist and Met Office Joint Chair at the University of Leeds, told the SMC. <div type="image" title="bearded man wearing rain jacket pulls rope on wooden raft in flooded forest river with tent in background" height="1500" width="2250" msid="109383138" hostid="261"></div>Rising global temperatures are leading to heavier bouts of rainfall across the planet, even in places that are typically dry or even in the middle of a drought. This type of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/california-weather-whiplash-floods-drought-getting-worse-atmospheric-rivers-2023-1">weather whiplash</a> happens because of a fundamental fact of physics: Warmer air holds more water. "Any possible effect of any cloud seeding in these circumstances would be tiny," Marsham added. Indeed, the UAE isn't the only desert or drought-stricken region that's been devastated by heavy rainfall in recent years. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/death-valley-badwater-basin-california-lake-record-rains-2024-2">Death Valley </a>catastrophically and historically flooded in 2022, 2023, and this February. <div type="image" title="In this photo provided by the National Park Service, cars are stuck in mud and debris from flash flooding at The Inn at Death Valley in Death Valley National Park, Calif., Friday, Aug. 5, 2022." height="1333" width="2000" msid="109383139" hostid="261"></div>A series of moisture-laden <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/atmospheric-river-meaning-definition-how-long-last-storm">atmospheric rivers</a> interrupted California's years-long drought last winter, killing at least 22 people, by the Los Angeles Times' <a target="_blank" href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-10/tracking-the-deaths-from-californias-winter-storms">count</a>. <div type="image" title="silver car sitting on the hood of a black car in standing water in a field" height="1500" width="2250" msid="109383140" hostid="261"></div>"If humans continue to burn oil, gas, and coal, the climate will continue to warm, rainfall will continue to get heavier, and people will continue to lose their lives in floods," Otto said.

Cloud seeding probably didn't cause Dubai's floods. The UAE has been trying to control its weather for years, and the US does it too. 

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>DeSantis and Trump were both set to appear in Iowa on Saturday.</li><li>But Trump had to postpone his event, citing bad weather. </li></ul>Despite much anticipation, there were no dueling rallies between Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and former president Donald Trump this weekend in Iowa. Trump canceled his event in Des Moines, blaming tornado warnings.Trump's postponement meant there was no chance for the media (or the politician's teams) to compare enthusiasm and crowd size at the two political events in a key primary state. DeSantis, however, capitalized on Trump's no-show to make a subtle dig at the former president.After headlining two events in Iowa, DeSantis made an unscheduled stop at Jethro's BBQ Southside, a barbeque joint in Des Moines near where Trump had been scheduled to speak. "It's a beautiful night," DeSantis remarked in Des Moines, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/14/us/politics/desantis-impresses-in-iowa-showing-up-an-absent-trump.html">according to the New York Times</a>. A tornado never materialized in the area, though <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/13/ron-desantis-donald-trump-iowa-00096815">Politico reported</a> that rain had drenched Trump supporters lining up early for the former president's rally. Trump, for his part, stayed at his Mar-a-Lago private club and residence in Palm Beach, Florida.Steven Cheung, Trump campaign spokesman, told Insider the Des Moines event was sold out but that the campaign postponed it as a safety precaution. He added that "nobody else" in the race could match the support and enthusiasm Trump generated.Earlier in the day, DeSantis spoke at two events, one in Sioux Center and the other in Cedar Rapids, which was about a two-hour drive from his surprise Des Moines stop. "We must reject the culture of losing that has impacted our party in recent years. The time for excuses is over," DeSantis said during his speech. "If we get distracted, if we focus the election on the past or on other side issues, then I think the Democrats are going to beat us again."DeSantis has had to carefully calibrate how he attacks Trump, and how he responds to Trump's attacks. He learned recently that attacking Trump outright can rally his MAGA base, so he has more often opted for understated jabs instead.In February, for instance, DeSantis held <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/desantis-echoes-taunts-trump-live-tv-roundtable-free-speech-laws-2023-2" rel="">an event</a> on defamation laws in which he praised a conservative lawyer who <a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/conservative-power-couple-wage-legal-war-on-stolen-election-myth-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">represented</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/supreme-court-rejects-mike-lindell-mypillow-dominion-lawsuit-2022-10" rel="">Dominion Voting Machines</a> in its defamation lawsuit against Trump ally and MyPillow CEO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/my-pillow-ceo-profile-mike-lindell-trump-downfall-2021-1" rel="">Mike Lindell.</a> And shortly after his 2022 reelection victory, when he won by nearly 20 points in Florida, a state that was considered to be the largest swing state in the country, DeSantis brushed off reporter questions about Trump but told them to "check out the scoreboard." Republicans running for Congress, many of whom Trump backed, had not achieved the "red wave" they expected. During the Sioux Center event on Saturday, DeSantis appeared onstage alongside his wife, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/casey-desantis-wife-ron-desantis-florida-governor-profile-2022-11">Florida first lady Casey DeSantis</a>. That, too, offered a subtle contrast against Trump, whose own wife, Melania Trump, has yet to appear at a 2024 campaign rally with her husband.DeSantis learned a hard lesson about how to campaign against Trump in March.During a press conference and a follow-up interview with British TV personality Piers Morgan just before Trump's indictment in Manhattan, DeSantis eschewed his strategy of subtle digs and directly attacked Trump. He ridiculed the ex-president for the salacious details revealed in the investigation, which centered on a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, and then decried Trump's "drama" and losing record. "I mean you can call me whatever you want, just as long as you also call me a winner," DeSantis said of Trump's "Desanctimonious" nickname for him.Shortly after, DeSantis dropped in the polls. Though other factors were at play, Trump seemed to benefit as his base rallied around him. For weeks, Trump relentlessly attacked DeSantis and gained a pile of endorsements in Florida. Even big donors told reporters on the record that they were concerned DeSantis was too right-wing. How DeSantis handles Trump's attacks, meanwhile, could help or hurt him in the polls.DeSantis has made "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epwnsVTM-YA" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">never, ever back down from a fight</a>" a big part of his political brand. He has gone after <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ron-desantis-control-disney-world-special-district-dont-say-gay-2023-2" rel="">Walt Disney World</a> and other big corporations, fought federal public health officials and President Joe Biden over COVID-19 restrictions, moved to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/desantis-admin-revokes-hyatt-miami-alcohol-license-after-drag-show-2023-3" rel="">punish facilities</a> over hosting drag shows where minors were present, and removed a progressive prosecutor. But Trump is seen as the most formidable opponent of them all because he also does not back down from a fight, and he's not afraid to drag his opponents through the mud and make ferocious accusations, whether true or untrue. Trump has conceded that DeSantis <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-he-regrets-endorsing-desantis-for-governor-2023-3" rel="">is his biggest rival</a>, and has demonstrated he'll mock the governor over everything from his looks to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-ron-desantis-2024-attacks-pronunciation-name-history-2023-3" rel="">how he says his name</a> to his policy record. DeSantis has been holding what many consider to be a "soft campaign" under the auspices of promoting his book at events across the United States.But as Trump remains the frontrunner, DeSantis has played coy over whether he will actually run for president. He is widely expected to make an announcement after signing more Florida bills into law and passing the state's budget. On Thursday, he <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/desantis-travel-records-will-be-hidden-under-new-law-2023-5">quietly signed a bill</a> that will shield his travel records and visitors to the governor's mansion, both past and future, from the public. May 15, 2023: This story has been updated with comments from Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung.

DeSantis digs Trump after the ex-president blamed a tornado threat for canceling a dueling rally in Iowa

<ul class="summary-list"><li>There was a hoax bomb threat in Brussels, Belgium, when I visited for the first time in March. </li><li>Even though I was safe, the situation made me more anxious than I had anticipated.</li></ul>I visited Brussels for the first time as part of a solo reporting trip on March 8, 2023. As I boarded the train to <a href="https://www.insider.com/scenic-train-luxembourg-to-brussels-belgium-for-25-dollars-photos-2023-3">Belgium's capital city from Luxembourg</a>, I felt a wave of excitement thinking about what the next three days would entail. I was planning to visit museums and historical attractions, try the famous chocolate, and embark on <a href="https://www.insider.com/travel-by-train-europe-belgium-norway-on-budget-photos-2023-4">rail adventures</a>.But when I arrived at Brussels Central Station, I knew something wasn't right.An announcement in French blared from speakers, but I couldn't tell which direction it was coming from. It was loud and sounded urgent. I don't speak the language, so I had no idea what was being said.I didn't panic at first, as everything seemed normal. There were people on the streets — some were rushing to catch a train, while others flurried into nearby cafes and shops to avoid the rain. When I arrived at my hotel 10 minutes later, an employee at the reception desk broke the news."There's been a bomb threat on the metro," she said, before I even had the chance to check in. <h2>My first night was spent scouring the internet for updates</h2>The employee said the threat was likely to be false, but advised me to stay away from large crowds until we knew more information. After being shown to my room, I scoured the internet for news. The Belgian newspaper <a href="https://www.lesoir.be/499574/article/2023-03-08/menace-dattaque-bruxelles-deux-courriels-envoyes-la-commission-europeenne-le" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Le Soir</a> reported the European Commission had alerted police earlier in the week that it had received an email in Russian, which threatened a "massive terrorist attack" as well as the "elimination" of LGBT+ and other minority groups. The email went on to reference a planned attack on the metro on March 8, Le Soir reported. However, Brussels' crisis center said an attack was "unlikely" and police had carried out a metro sweep as a precaution, according to Le Soir and <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/belgium-says-attack-brussels-metro-today-is-unlikely-2023-03-08/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a>. Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.brusselstimes.com/397388/potential-terror-attack-on-brussels-metro-hoax-or-not-tbtb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Brussels Times</a> referred to the threat as a "hoax."I didn't know what to think — or what to feel about it all. Looking back, I was probably in shock. I called my manager to let her know about the situation, and her response was incredibly thoughtful. She assured me that the company would help arrange for me to get out of the city if that's what I felt most safe doing. But I ultimately decided against leaving. I didn't want to overreact and make a decision I'd later regret — especially if it really was a hoax. <h2>The experience has changed the way I think about solo city travel</h2>Thankfully, there was no attack on March 8. But even though I was supposed to feel safe with that knowledge, I didn't. I found myself engaging in what I now recognize as anxious behaviors, including researching and ruminating over <a href="https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/belgium/terrorism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brussels' history of terrorism attacks</a> and as well as calling my family and partner to ask for reassurance that I had made the right decision to stay. <div type="image" title="brussels palace" height="1512" width="2016" msid="101307568" hostid="261" sizebytes="459686"></div>The night before I was due to fly home, I was so anxious about missing my flight and being stuck in Brussels that I barely slept. Most people living in Europe know that terror threats aren't rare; in 2021, there were 15 terror threats in EU member states, according to the <a href="https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/infographics/terrorism-eu-facts-figures/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">European Council</a>. There have also been several high-profile terror attacks in the UK in recent years, including the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-manchester-bomber-abedi-police-arena-2017-5?r=US&amp;IR=T">bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England,</a> that killed 22 people in 2017.Law enforcement has also historically been able to stop many terror plots throughout the years. According to statistics published by the <a href="https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/latest-home-office-statistics-reveal-7-late-stage-plots-foiled-since-march-2020/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Home Office</a> in December 2021, UK police stopped seven late-stage terror attacks since the start of the pandemic in 2020.Even though I was already aware of situations like these, it didn't feel as real until I was in Brussels, hearing it for myself, contemplating what could have happened if things had gone differently.It's certainly made me reconsider my approach to <a href="https://www.insider.com/what-to-pack-for-solo-cruise-essentials-regrets-2022-4">solo travel</a>. While I would have previously researched a city's overall safety and friendliness for solo travelers, I've now started looking into terrorism threat levels ahead of time. That way, I'll be more informed, level-headed, and hopefully less likely to anxiously research during the trip itself. I've also started keeping a physical copy of all important phone numbers, emergency contacts, and travel details in case something happens to me or my phone while traveling, which gave me some peace of mind when it was time to embark on a <a href="https://www.insider.com/unahotels-sicily-better-than-the-white-lotus-photos-2023-6">solo reporting trip to Sicily a couple of months later</a>.I've found that the greatest thing that has helped is time. Months later, I can now look back on the experience with a sense of neutrality, rather than the looming anxiety that I felt immediately after returning home to the UK.I won't let this experience stop me from doing what I love. And I can take the main lesson I've learned — to expect the unexpected — and turn it into a positive as it helps me prepare for future trips.

I was visiting Brussels for the first time when the city's metro received a bomb threat. It turned out to be a hoax, but that didn't ease my anxiety.

<ul><li>The <keyword id="12282" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="India-vs-South-Africa">India vs South Africa</keyword> series ODI series has been cancelled due to <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword>.</li><li>The South African team will soon return to their homes from Delhi.</li><li>The IPL has also been postponed to April 15 due to the disease.</li></ul>The coronavirus outbreak has a new victim and this time, it is the India vs South Africa ODI series. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today postponed the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/ipl-2020-postponed-to-april-15-as-the-game-will-have-no-charisma-without-foreign-players/articleshow/74611334.cms">IPL 2020</a> and has now decided to call off the <keyword id="1323001" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="India-South-Africa">India South Africa</keyword> series. The first match between the two sides which was scheduled to be held in Dharamshala was washed out due to rain. The two sides had reached Lucknow earlier today for the second match. The second match was supposed to be held in Lucknow on March 16 and the third match in Kolkata on March 18. The matches were to be played behind closed doors The BCCI had yesterday <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/lucknow-kolkata-odis-to-be-held-in-empty-stadiums-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic/articleshow/74600486.cms">announced</a> that the two remaining ODI matches will be played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak. Now, the matches have been abandoned all together due to the deadly disease. Move comes after IPL postponement The decision to cancel the two ODI matches comes just a few hours after the IPL 2020 was postponed from March 29 to April 15. “With the IPL being postponed, it only made sense that at this point of time, this series is also called off. The country is facing a serious pandemic,” a BCCI official told PTI. The official added that the South African team will soon leave for their home. “The South African team will come to Delhi and leave by taking the earliest available flight,” the official added. IPL may meet the same fate At the moment it is not clear why the closed-door games were cancelled. The IPL 2020 is also expected to be played behind closed doors and the cancellation of the ODI series may be a hint of things to come for the IPL 2020. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/ipl-2020-postponed-to-april-15-as-the-game-will-have-no-charisma-without-foreign-players/articleshow/74611334.cms">IPL 2020 postponed to April 15 as the game will have no ‘charisma’ without foreign players</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/mumbai-indians-chennai-super-kings-and-royal-challengers-will-be-worst-hit-if-ipl-is-played-behind-closed-doors/articleshow/74595197.cms">Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be worst hit if IPL is played behind closed doors</a>

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