sand storm

I experienced my first sand storm this week. Not really knowing anything about it, I expected there to be sand flying through the air, pelting everything in sight. It's nothing like that at all. The air seems really foggy, but it's just really fine dust and sand in the air. On my way to school I could look directly into the sun and see it's outline because the dust was so thick in the air. You don't really notice it, but as the day goes on, everything is covered by a fine layer of brown dust. I could also start to feel it in my sinuses from breathing it all day. Interestingly enough, the two days of the sand storm brought some of the nicest weather because the humidity dropped and so much of the sunlight was filtered by the sand in the air. Here are some pictures so you get an idea of what a sand storm looks like.

view from my apartment on a normal day. Those towers in the back are the Bahrain World Trade Center.

The same view during the sand storm. It was this foggy/sandy all day.