A dust storm hit Kuwait last Friday, March 25^th. Thankfully, I was safe in my hotel room when it arrived in our area. The windows in my room look in to a fairly large courtyard that is surrounded on all four sides by buildings. It was a nice sunny day and the next time I looked out my window the sun was gone and I could hardly see to the other side of the courtyard. At first I thought it was fog that had come in off the gulf but when I went to the door to take a closer look I realized that it was dust, not fog!

The storm lasted a few hours and when it was over there was a layer of dust all over the place about ¼” thick—even in the hotel’s underground parking garage! This dust is very fine—like icing sugar. I cannot imagine what it must have been like to be caught out in that storm while you were walking or driving in a car.

People all over the city have been busy cleaning up the mess. Apparently this is the time of year when dust storms can occur, so there may be more yet to come.

Has anyone got a few extra Swiffers they can loan me?