Saudi warns of big dust storm
The Saudi General Authority for Meteorology and Environmental Protection has warned residents across the Gulf of a massive storm carrying 2bn tonnes of sand in the coming days. Based on satellite data, the forecast says that the storm will originate in Iraq and strike the north-eastern and central parts of the kingdom first.
Local Arabic daily Arrayah said the forecast also said that visibility would be very poor in the affected areas. The authority has requested that residents take caution and stay indoors when the storm hits.
The Doha weather office has refused to either confirm or deny the reports.
Tarek al-Ashmawy, the head of forecasts in Jeddah, had stated that the storm was likely to affect areas west of Iran and Kuwait, adding that a lack of rainfall in the past ten years has deprived these regions of greenery that anchors the soil and prevents it from rising during a storm.
The Iraqi forecast authorities had also warned the Gulf nations of the possible spread of the storm from its land to those surrounding it.
Satellites have caught sight of a sandstorm heading towards Middle Eastern countries, and forecasts say it may last up to a week.
http://gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=302941&ver...
we shall get used to this season by now!
Get washed my car thrice a week; agreement signed with Natur; so no worries..
UkEng........no cars .....and I distinctly remember there were even lesser buildings this morning....lol
good news for me as well......it's stops me getting third degree burns whilst walking to the shop and back..
it's just a sand storm! no pollution in it! it's not smog (SMoke+fOG). no need for it. and the visibility so far is 300m. more than enough to spot killer land cruiser cars!
QL was tipped like 2-3 days ago of this sand storm!
hard time for asthmatics and housewifes, good news for the car washers.
wash your car today from 2maro car wash will so busy
Sand Storm is business as usual in this part of the world. Strange, but what measures could the so call environment people can do except for stay indoor advice. Other countries would declare this as emergency with the API level already at the dangerous level.
Swine flu, Sinusitis, Asthma
cure:
1/2 tbspn. sarsa ni mang tomas - 2x daily
this numpty took his bike to work this morning... Genius of our times i ain't
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.gt, no today, big boss is coming either today or tomorrow
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time to call your office and get a holiday :P
Either everyone tried to avoid the dust storm and people are already out of the country for vacation...
Thank God I never bothered to have the thorough cleaning of my car this week.
.been wheezing, my asthma is my weather forecast and have shown some sign that something is wrong since last last night
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fashion is not about utility..
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JM.. they are not empty, it is just that because of the dust storm and lack of clear visibility you cannot spot any cars on the Road..
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The roads are strangely very empty today.....I guess people donot want to be crushed under 2 billion tonnes of sand!!!
Loved driving to work today.
3 more days and I am outta here for a month.. Malyasia/Bali here I come..
How was your holiday?.. saw some of the Snaps from HK on FB..
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since summer set in... it's been dusty before i left and when i set foot again, it's gotten worst :(
thanks UkEng... :)
Well looks like my Cleaning boy has more work on his hand now, with the cars and the dust in the house..:)
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I had my car bloody washed yesterday...
still read posts here in QL even if its dusty..lolz
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I didn't wash my car yesterday. Anyway, Be careful guys.
Welcome Back. GT .. Yes I was sneezing all morning. My staff thought I had Swine Flu.. But it is the allergy to dust..
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Yep Sand Storm is here. I am looking out of my ofice window can't see the Sheraton Hotel which is 300 metres away..
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Its so dusty this morning, and i planned to wash my car today...:(
But seeing this dust i shall wash it tomorrow ...:(
No idea about this phenomenon but its happened to me 4 times in a row. Every time i wash my car a dust storm HAS to come either the next day or within the week :(
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
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LOL... why, does it happen everytime somebody washes their car?
it sure seams like that!
Ok so who washed their cars yesterday?
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
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mjamille,
how about the rest of us?
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hmmm, i can see it's still fairly clear outside, hope it delays its arrival in Doha just until we fly out of here next week lol.. thanks for the info..
its here, look outside!
great sea views by the beach....
its a good thing im not going out anytime soon...