Qatar Sand Storm 2012

XBRL
By XBRL

Today i felt that there was sand storm in qatar. I have never seen a sand storm So Was it today?? or was it simply dust?? As i saw such climate for the first time??

By honest_man5• 2 Feb 2012 08:46
honest_man5

Hello dear friend

We can call it dusty weather but not sand storm.

Have a good day

By blue_rose• 2 Feb 2012 08:30
blue_rose

how is sand storm? never seen sand storm in qatar..now a days its dusty only..

By fubar• 2 Feb 2012 07:58
fubar

It was dustier than normal, but you could expect to get the same sort of weather a few times a year. I don't know the distinction between a stand storm and a dusty day in Doha, but I do know that we've had a lot worse in recent years.

By Satheesh_madh• 2 Feb 2012 07:37
Satheesh_madh

XBRL ,

You have to wait for a couple of days more to see the real 'sandstorm' .

As Zain 79 mentioned, this is just a dusty weather.

By zain79• 2 Feb 2012 07:21
zain79

I wont really call it a storm but rather a dusty weather though you can expect to see some in summer.

By dweller• 2 Feb 2012 02:16
dweller

Shukran for the confirmation.

Obviously I didn't see it living in Aberdeenshire but nobody else on QL had mentioned it which I am sure they would have done.

By smoke• 2 Feb 2012 02:14
smoke

Ok then it was a Dust Storm :P

By dweller• 2 Feb 2012 02:06
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dweller

Are you sure it was a genuine sandstorm?

In over 15 years I only ever saw one genuine sandstorm in Qatar and that was in the early 90's I think.

Hundreds of feet high, miles long and rolling in like a tidal wave. Totally black inside and a howling wind. There was a photo of a mosque somewhere in west Bay. Half the mosque was in sunlight and the rest of it couldn't be seen for blowing sand.

By smoke• 2 Feb 2012 01:46
smoke

Yep it was and you'll see many more to come.

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