-Caveat Lector- http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=focusIraqNews&storyID= 2468809 Forecasters Say Iraq Sandstorms Possible Next Week Fri March 28, 2003 04:30 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Weather experts forecast U.S.- led troops in Iraq could face more sandstorms next week, with temperatures starting their climb toward unbearable summer highs. After swirling sandstorms struck southern Iraq during the past week, German forecasters predicted more high winds in the coming week. "In southern Iraq and in Kuwait there could again be sandstorms because the wind will be strong," German independent weather service Wetter.com said. The forecasters, using data from Germany's national forecasting service DWD, said conditions would improve in Baghdad over the weekend, but next week would be changeable. Meteorologists in the United States said on Friday temperatures could soar to an above-average 90 degrees Fahrenheit next Wednesday, overshadowing fears of more storms which can reduce visibility to zero and damage high- tech military equipment. "The next big story you are going to hear about is the warmth, it's going to start getting very warm there by the middle part of next week," said Bernie Rayno, a senior Meteorologist with Pennsylvania-based AccuWeather Inc. "We are going to start hearing less and less about the sandstorms and more and more about the intense heat." Wetter.com predicted temperatures would reach 84 degrees Fahrenheit in Basra on Wednesday and 80 degrees in Baghdad. Earlier this week, a U.S. general in Qatar said high winds, sandstorms and thunderstorms had had an impact on the battlefield in Iraq but the invasion of Iraq remained on track. AccuWeather's Rayno said sandstorms could die out as the Middle East's storm season ends, but with that came the challenge of unpredictability. Up to 30 sandstorms are expected in Iraq's January to March wet season every year when storm systems bring not only rain but sustained high winds. >From April onwards storms became almost impossible to predict because high winds could no longer be linked to patterns but to subtle pressure differences instead. Email this Article Forwarded for your information. The text and intent of the article have to stand on their own merits. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe simply because it has been handed down for many genera- tions. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumoured by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is written in Holy Scriptures. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of teachers, elders or wise men. Believe only after careful observation and analysis, when you find that it agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all. Then accept it and live up to it." The Buddha on Belief, from the Kalama Sutra <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
