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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Egypt Sees Sandstorm and Earthquake on Same Day
2015-06-28
[AnNahar] Egypt faces treacherous weather conditions as a sandstorm blanketed the north of the country and a 5.2 earthquake centered in the Sinai peninsula shook buildings more than 200 miles away in the capital, Cairo.
They've been having a heatwave, too, to punctuate the whole Ramadan thing.
Airports near Alexandria and Marsa Matrouh, along the Mediterranean coast, closed and diverted flights to Cairo due to poor visibility from the day's sandstorm, Civil Aviation Minister Hossam Kamel said.

In the Red Sea town of Dahab, near the epicenter of the quake in the Sinai peninsula, the tremor shook loose clouds of dust that enveloped nearby mountains, according to a witness. The quake appeared to startle local residents and tourists.

Fierce winds whipped through the capital as many residents took cover from the sand by staying indoors.

No damage was immediately reported from the earthquake.
Posted by:trailing wife

#4  OTOH see DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [KAUST Discovery] BIRTH OF VOLCANIC ISLANDS IN THE WATERS OF YEMEN + KSA [Southern Red Sea].

Iff my childhoods dreams,visions prove true, these islands will continue to grow + expand in coming years until such time it ... ...

> ALTERS = CHANGES THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE SOUTHERN RED SEA, I.E. CHOKES OFF OR BLOCKS NORMAL ACCESS TO SUEZ CANAL VIA SAME.
> THREATENS THE UNDERGROUND STABILITY, VIABILITY OF THE KSA'S OIL FIELDS.

THE PROVERBIAL CLOCK IS TICKING ON THE KSA'S DAYS AS WORLD OIL'S #1, AS THE GEOGRAPHY + GEOLOGY OF THE ENTIRE ARABIAN PENINSULA WILL BE CHANGED.

D *** NG IT, MORIARITY, THIS IS WHY "FAMILY GUY"S GREAT AMERICAN-IRISHMAN PETER GRIFFIN SAYS WE MUST CONQUER + DESTROY THE SUN IN ORDER TO SAVE THE EARTH!

Posted by: JosephMendiola   2015-06-28 19:58  

#3  When does the plaque of locusts come?

The locusts swarmed in that part of the world in 2013, Glenmore. Link I'm not aware that there have been swarms since -- when was it that al-Sisi and the army replaced the Muslim Brotherhood's man? ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2015-06-28 19:49  

#2  ^ when they open the Rafah gates for good
Posted by: Frank G   2015-06-28 11:07  

#1  When does the plaque of locusts come?
Posted by: Glenmore   2015-06-28 00:26  

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