Climate derangements

Dear all,


I have read the news and looked at all the photos on Facebook with interest..
Lots of unusual snow? That is so yesterday! ;)


While you are all snowed in by the greatest snowfall in England in 18 years, the temperatures here are already set on a constant hike towards the other end of 30c and while you play snowfights in the parks, grateful to old dear tfl for enabling you to skive off work, we are planning our next weekend adventure crossing the Sharqiyah Sands.


OK we had to plan this one because we were jelaous of all the fun you are having over there with the white powder... ;)


We have now turned the page on our winter: alas a couple of days of freakishly heavy rain and scarcely a week of inconsistent cloud cover and temperatures hovering around 20c by day and a "freezing" 14c at night.


The thing is, you may not believe it but you are not the first in hosting a freaky snow show.


I know, I know probably this sounds just so minor in the hype of the current weather craze in England but the world is not the same any more. We must have crossed the line with pollution a while back because the weather has become so unpredictable that it now even snows in the desert (yes that's right).


Could this be a sign that we are finally heading towards the so much speculated apocalypse? ;)


It happened just over a week ago, we had snow in some parts of Oman and in the UAE. Luckily nowhere near us but it's enough to spark some confusion and of course, fuel some new crazy ideas...


http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/01/25/64949.html


Yes this is the Gulf for you, it always manages to take you by surprise! You see, if they are not making it bigger then they'll make sure they get it first, including some freak snow event in January.


Anyway, climate derangements apart, I have to say that the thought of London turned into alpine village overnight is quite exciting. Judging by the photos on Facebook it looks rather pretty under the thick blanket of snow.

Have fun for us too, won't you?