... when you get this announcement over the school intercom today from the school head:
"May I have your attention please, may I have your attention please. We will be dismissing school today at 2:00 due to an approaching sandstorm. The Omani Ministry of Education and US Embassy have advised all schools to close due the storm."
Is this just awesome, or what? The US may have it's winter school closers and early releases/late starts due to snow and ice and we get a winter sandstorm! Both cause dangerous driving situations, poor visibility, they coat things (although this will be brown and not so pretty), and you generally stay inside. And while we might not have to shovel our sidewalks, we will be doing some sweeping. School tomorrow? We'll find out in the morning!
To prepare, our windows are closed and we've stuff paper towel pieces in the gaps (windows are not well sealed here) and taped long, thing gaps. I've brought some of Aberly's outdoor toys in and we are watching and waiting. Nothing big yet.
The day started out weird. It was so hazy but didn't feel humid or dusty at the time. The wind kept coming and going, and at one point, it felt cooler outside than it did initially in the morning when I first went out. It just felt "off" and like something was coming, but I didn't know what. I told Colin I feel a bit psychic now, hahahah. Anyways, it is still pretty hazy outside and slowly becoming more so. I don't know if we'll get a full on "blowing sandstorm" or more of one that just settles and makes it hard to see. Here is the official bulletin posted by the Ministry (the translation from Arabic):
---Warning of the dust storm caused by the low visibility to less than 500 m in some of the Sultanate's atmosphere.
Calls upon the General Directorate of Meteorology and Air Navigationn eed to exercise caution and lack of direct exposure to the dust storm coming into the atmosphere of the Sultanate, which is expected to impact during the next two hours directly to the governorates of Muscat, Al Batinah South, North Batinah, Musandam and the South East.
Where he is expected to cause the spread of dust in low visibility to below the (500 meters) or absence in some cases.
It also calls upon the directorate of all attendees of the fishermen and the sea coast of Musandam Governorate in the Sea of Oman and the need to takec aution and make sure the case with visits by the sea due to the raging and low visibility because of the dust-laden winds.
And is expected to stay until the weather tomorrow (Tuesday)with the continued spread of plankton in the dirt all the atmosphere of the Sultanate until next Wednesday---
Next Wednesday? As in over a week? What an experience! I will post pictures and more stories as things develop!
"May I have your attention please, may I have your attention please. We will be dismissing school today at 2:00 due to an approaching sandstorm. The Omani Ministry of Education and US Embassy have advised all schools to close due the storm."
Is this just awesome, or what? The US may have it's winter school closers and early releases/late starts due to snow and ice and we get a winter sandstorm! Both cause dangerous driving situations, poor visibility, they coat things (although this will be brown and not so pretty), and you generally stay inside. And while we might not have to shovel our sidewalks, we will be doing some sweeping. School tomorrow? We'll find out in the morning!
To prepare, our windows are closed and we've stuff paper towel pieces in the gaps (windows are not well sealed here) and taped long, thing gaps. I've brought some of Aberly's outdoor toys in and we are watching and waiting. Nothing big yet.
The day started out weird. It was so hazy but didn't feel humid or dusty at the time. The wind kept coming and going, and at one point, it felt cooler outside than it did initially in the morning when I first went out. It just felt "off" and like something was coming, but I didn't know what. I told Colin I feel a bit psychic now, hahahah. Anyways, it is still pretty hazy outside and slowly becoming more so. I don't know if we'll get a full on "blowing sandstorm" or more of one that just settles and makes it hard to see. Here is the official bulletin posted by the Ministry (the translation from Arabic):
---Warning of the dust storm caused by the low visibility to less than 500 m in some of the Sultanate's atmosphere.
Calls upon the General Directorate of Meteorology and Air Navigationn eed to exercise caution and lack of direct exposure to the dust storm coming into the atmosphere of the Sultanate, which is expected to impact during the next two hours directly to the governorates of Muscat, Al Batinah South, North Batinah, Musandam and the South East.
Where he is expected to cause the spread of dust in low visibility to below the (500 meters) or absence in some cases.
It also calls upon the directorate of all attendees of the fishermen and the sea coast of Musandam Governorate in the Sea of Oman and the need to takec aution and make sure the case with visits by the sea due to the raging and low visibility because of the dust-laden winds.
And is expected to stay until the weather tomorrow (Tuesday)with the continued spread of plankton in the dirt all the atmosphere of the Sultanate until next Wednesday---
Next Wednesday? As in over a week? What an experience! I will post pictures and more stories as things develop!
does muscat internation school have school tommrow or what?
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