sandstorm

Aftermath of Friday’s sandstorm

January 30, 2011

The very strong sandstorm last Friday uprooted and split trees all over the city. There are reports of  some flying billboards smashing parked cars!In all our four years of living in Dubai, that sandstorm was the worst. It even lasted for more than 30 minutes. Here are some damage to plants on my way to [...]

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Dubai sandstorm January 28, 2011

January 28, 2011

We were out today at the Dubai Japanese School to attend their Sports Day program when a huge sandstorm so strong, refusing to stop halted all activities and had us running back into the building! Sandstorm in Dubai January 28, 2011 from Sandier Pastures on Vimeo. Another video: Dubai Sandstorm – January 28, 2011 from [...]

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Sandstorm, thunderstorm, what next?

April 13, 2009

The sands were moving as I got down from the bus on my way home yesterday afternoon. The wind was strong. Sandstorm! * Photo not my own but still depicting the sandstorm in Dubai. * I couldn’t open my eyes because unfortunately, I was walking on the opposite direction as the wind. The wind picked [...]

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