Dubai Flipside

Be Cool

In contrast to the unpredictable wet, wet weather in Manila, Dubai is simmering unpredictably from hot to very hot to very hot while windy. Yesterday was a special mention because apparently, it was the Hottest day in Dubai since 1999:

Yesterday was one of the hottest days on record in Dubai as burning winds blew in from the Empty Quarter and set the mercury soaring. The strong winds whipped up sand and dust in several parts of the country but they brought little moisture so conditions outside were bearable.
....At Dubai International Airport, a temperature of 47.3C was recorded by meteorologists - the same peak temperature as was seen on Aug.1.
This is Dubai's hottest temperature since August 1999 when the mercury crept up a touch higher to 47.5C."

- Gulf News, August 18, 2005

Fortunately, the good leaders in Dubai have come up a proposal to alleviate the masses' tough commuting by providing air-conditioned bus stops all over the city (Gulf News, Aug. 6). It may not be a perfect solution but I'll gladly take it.

Unfortunately, same cannot be said in the other parts of Middle East (Israel, Baghdad) where the summer heat was not brought about by the furious sun but by the man-made jolting, blasts and shots of the bombs and bullets of the war and conflict (Gulf News, Aug 18).

posted by YelJay @ 7:56 AM