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[Earth Snapshot] The central part of the Persian Gulf is also less affected, while sands are again present over the Strait of Hormuz (right), which connects the former to the Gulf of Oman.

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[Earth Snapshot] Earth Snapshot • Artificial Islands Near Dubai, United Arab ...: The shore visible here stretches between the two most populous cities in the UAE, from the most heavily populated Dubai (upper right) to Abu Dhabi, on a T-shaped island in the gulf (lower left). In contrast with the numerous natural islands around Abu Dhabi, some of those near Dubai are actually artificial, created with sand dredged from the sea.

[Obsidian Wings] Obsidian Wings: The Bush Doctrine: DOA at DOD? Part I: This evisceration of the Bush Doctrine will come as welcome news to those concerned with the prospect of a potential armed clash with Iran over its nuclear program, as Gates seems to be drawing a couple of lines in the sand (which I will discussed in reverse order): First, the intelligence on a given threat will have to be highly reliable - not speculative.  It should be noted that the current consensus in the intelligence community is that Iran does not have an active nuclear weapons program. 

[Spoutingoff's Blog] Delusional Dubai « Spoutingoff’s Blog: However, since the United Arab Emirates has 10% of the world’s crude oil reserves and environmental protection is merely an unneeded luxury there, the country has an unlimited supply of freshwater derived from the Persian Gulf.  Over 70% of the nation’s freshwater comes from over 35 desalination plants, largely powered by cheap fossil fuel. The rest comes from increasingly depleted groundwater supplies.

[Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead] Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead » Mega Urban Developments In Gulf ...: Artificial islands and offshore luxury townships coming up in the Persian Gulf are potentially vulnerable to natural hazards like earthquakes and tsunamis, cautions Arun Kumar, a professor at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

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[Earth Snapshot] Earth Snapshot • Dust Storm Blows Swirls of Sand off South Arabian ...: Upon opening the full image, sand can be seen blowing off the southern coast of the peninsula from the Gulf of Aden (left), although it does not appear to reach across to Somalia (bottom left), to the Gulf of Oman (top right).

[Mathaba News Wire] Sand-made phoenix displayed on Persian Gulf island: Meanwhile, head of the provincial office of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Homayoon Amir-Zadeh told reporters on the sidelines of the ceremony that “local artists have chosen the medium of art as a reliable means to protect the name of the Persian Gulf from being distorted by the media of the world's arrogant powers.”

[Welcome to Married Life] Welcome to Married Life: What Time Is It?: It was at a private club on the Persian Gulf called Sunset Beach. You have not seen a fancier place! I thought it was slightly amusing that it was on the water, but all the attractions seemed to be man-made. There was a huge water park right by where we were ... There were many tables set up on the sand for the 500+ people eating dinner. And so much food I don't think it would have all been eaten if 3 times the people had come! I was glad I wasn't one of the servers! ...

[Danger Room] U.S. Jet Shoots Down Iranian Drone Over Iraq (Updated) | Danger ...: And the Brits before them took it fair and square from the Turks who took it from the Mamluks who took it from the Crusaders who took it from the Caliphate who took it from the Byzantines who got it from the Romans who took it from the Israelites who took it from the Greeks who took it from the Persians who took it from the Babylonians who took it from the Israelites who took it from the Canaanites, etc. ad infinitum who took it from the cavemen.

[PoliTrix] PoliTrix » Blog Archive » Bob Dinneen: Arbitrary, Thy Name is ARB ...: This position completely ignores environmentally disruptive projects like Canadian tar sands, the impact of expanding oil production in previously pristine forest regions such as those in South America or the mangrove forests in Nigeria, or the impact of sending tens of thousands of American soldiers to protect the sea lanes for shipping oil from the Persian Gulf. ARB’s finding that ethanol is no better than gasoline also stands in stark contrast to a recent study .

[Don Surber] Don Surber » Blog Archive » CNN: Iran has enough nuclear fuel to ...: If I were to guess their first target would not be the Israelis, it will be the Persian Gulf oilfields and close the Persian Gulf to shipping. One more reason to fund domestic oil production from shale and sands and to open up the coast .

[Ilmseeker] Ilmseeker » Blog Archive » Sandstorm disrupts and paralyzes ...: A sandstorm engulfs Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday. KUWAIT CITY - A blinding sandstorm swept through Kuwait and parts of Saudi Arabia on .

[Chelsea Green] Chelsea Green » Blog Archive » Abu Dhabi’s Zero-Emissions City ...: Of course, much of what’s learned from Masdar won’t apply outside the incredibly hot and sunny coast of the Persian Gulf. A site in Germany, which wouldn’t get as much sunlight, couldn’t rely as heavily on solar energy.

[A Photography Blog.] Every Picture tells a (SmokeySandy) Story. - A Photography Blog.: Dust storms in northeastern Iraq, the Persian Gulf and the southernArabian Peninsula are more frequent in summer because a strongnorthwesterly wind, called the shamal, blows over the floodplain ofIraq's Tigris and Euphrates Rivers for up to three months, transportingthe sand and dust.

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