Kuwait And Dust

Year may be dustiest ever

KUWAIT (KUNA): The year 2008 is expected to be Kuwait’s most dusty year, astronomical researcher Adel Al-Saadoun said. He told KUNA the year 1979 was the worst year in Kuwait, with 235 dusty days, although the quantity of rain was above average, adding that the amount of rain that fell this year was much less than what had fallen in 1979, making it possible that 2008 would break the record. Al-Saadoun said that a tide of low pressure was spreading across the Arabian Peninsula, resulting in 50-kilometer winds carrying dust, pointing out that the dusty weather in Kuwait had reduced the vertical vision to less than 500 meters.

He said the northwest winds are a result of a monsoon that hits the Indian Peninsula from early June to late July every year. If the speed of wind exceeds 45 kilometers per hour, it carries dust from the Iraqi, Saudi and Kuwaiti deserts, he said. Dust increases during the day and decreases in the evening when the wind calms down, he added. The astronomer said that dust is expected to decrease by the end of this week, before increasing once again, adding that dust will continue until the end of the monsoons in late July. He called fishermen to be careful and advised people not to swim in the sea as the tide could be high.

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Imagine having 235 days and even more dusty days !?!?!!?.. having breathing problems, allergies, eye issues....!you cant travel because you don't know if your flight will fly on time or no, if the airport is open or no... you don't even have the option of traveling by car because you cant drive in this weather and of course the sea is out of the question, if you wanna go for coffee you need an indoor place "everywhere is packed", coffee shops added more tables inside so people could sit making the place very crowded and also tables are so close to each other that you could actually share conversations with them!...So Kuwait.. i really hope you get Dust-Free soon. Cheers ...!