Weird Weather Reaches the Gulf

The weird weather that smashed into Egypt and the Levant over the weekend (see here and here) has reached the Gulf, though it's dried out by now. High winds (pic at left from The National) led to calling off a sea-kayaking event of the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge.

Given the fact that Washington has been suffering from bitter cold and the winds are driving the wind chills into the single digits at night, I'd settle for Abu Dhabi's winds right about now, but I'm glad I missed the horrors farther west.