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Dust Storm in the United Arab Emirates: Natural Hazards |
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by NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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A day-long dust storm surprised residents of Al Ain on |
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October 12, 2005, according to a report in the Khaleej |
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Times. The storm dropped visibility to less than 4 |
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kilometers (about 2.5 miles) and pushed temperatures to |
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41 degrees Celsius (about 106 degrees Fahrenheit). Those |
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dealing with respiratory ailments or fasting for Ramadan |
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were warned to be especially cautious. Al Ain (also Al |
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Ayn) is in the eastern part of the United Arab Emirates, |
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near the border with Oman. The town is known for both its |
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gardens and its archaeological remains. |
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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer |
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modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (MODIS) flying onboard the |
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aqua.nasa.gov/ Aqua satellite captured this image on |
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October 12, 2005. In this image, tendrils of dust sweep |
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over both the Persian Gulf to the West, and the Gulf of |
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Oman to the East. Two interesting features visible |
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through the dust are Dubai's manmade Palm Islands -- |
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described by their builders as the Eighth Wonder of the |
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World -- in the eastern part of the United Arab Emirates. |
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An International Space Station astronaut photographed |
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eart |
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hobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?i |
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mg_id=16995 Palm Jumeirah on April 1, 2005. |
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NASA image courtesy the rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS |
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Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. The MODIS Rapid |
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Response Team provides |
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http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?AERONET_Dhabi |
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daily images of the United Arab Emirates. |
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Date Published: 2011-07-27 01:12:46 |
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Identifier: uaedust_amo_2005285 |
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Item Size: 1056141 |
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Language: eng |
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Media Type: image |
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What -- Ain |
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What -- Aqua |
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What -- International Space Station (... |
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Where -- United Arab Emirates |
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Where -- Oman |
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Where -- Persian Gulf |
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Where -- Gulf of Oman |
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Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center ... |
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