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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- | |
| Flights Delayed, Schools Shut as Sandstorm Hits Gulf | |
| 2015-04-03 | |
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... and neighboring Gulf states. In the United Arab Emirates, several flights were diverted and delays were expected to others, a Dubai Airports spokesperson said, as the skies over the city turned yellow. King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam, on the Saudi Gulf Coast, suspended the arrival and departure of all vessels from 1730 GMT on Wednesday, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. "Their movement will resume as soon as the weather improves and the wind speed slows down," after reaching 30 knots, the report said. Skies cleared on Thursday in the center of the kingdom, where the Saudi capital is located, and workers cleaned debris from the storm. Riyadh's normally erratic drivers slowed down as blowing sand reduced visibility for motorists and tossed garbage across highways. Schools were closed in the capital and in the Eastern Province, around Dammam, on Thursday. Delays also began to mount at Hamad International Airport in Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates... . Inbound and outbound flights were affected, some by more than two hours. The storm closed schools in Doha as visibility fell to 100 meters (yards) early Thursday before improving by the afternoon. Flights to Bahrain were "temporarily suspended due to unstable weather conditions," the official Bahrain News Agency cited an airport official as saying. Similar conditions prevailed in Oman while Kuwait's capital appeared less affected by the storm on Thursday, despite hazy conditions elsewhere in the country. | |
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| Posted by: Frank G 2015-04-03 10:44 |