When the impossible happens
- January 27th, 2009
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That explains why I was terribly chilling last friday, UAE had its coldest weather then. To the point that it snowed in one of its emirates, Ras Al Khaimah. Temperatures on Jebel Jais dropped to -3°C last Friday night (while Abu Dhabi and Dubai had heavy rains). On Saturday, the area had reached 1°C.
Suddenly, almost everybody wanted to go there. Even those from the borders took time to check the area only to find out that they won’t be able to check it unless via a helicopter (it’s the tallest area in UAE).
So, when the impossible can happen in a desert state where summer temperatures can reach 50 Celcius (122 Fahrenheit), I won’t be surprised anymore if it would (someday) snow in the Philippines.
When the impossible happens,
It makes us think that the remote is probable,
That black can be white, or otherwise,
That something (is) maybe wrong,
It is bizarre yet incredible.
whoa! you’re right jo, it was really chilly last december no? crazy!
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oh, my. the climate is really changing, and from what I know, it’s something to be alarmed about. hay.
It has something to do with us and our carelessness to protect the Earth, sad but true.
Be safe though, jo. Don’t let the bug bite.
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Hi Jo! Got a tag for you:
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Ay grabe. I agree….super lamig nga last december kaya what happen, my back aches so much na I have to see the doctor na.
You take care Jo. Mahirap ang ganitong weather paiba iba.
xoxo
Jeanny
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damaged na talaga si mother earth that is why ganito ang climate natin. How sad na madami pa din ang nakaka-realize kung bakit nagbabago ang climate natin and still continue to destroy the planet that we live. (:()
wow…am sure our arab brothers liked it…or did they?
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Oh, I cannot believe it (But I have to)… Its really a huge surprise! I’m starting to think that this is the reality of the fictional climate change story on THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW…
I want to see snow but I don’t like it to be in the Philippines, coz if it does, many people will suffer. Our community structures are designed not to protect people from snow, but only from heat.
hmmm… Prolly, I want to experience it here. hehehe
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grabe noh! hindi nga malayong mangyari yang sinabi mo na maybe someday magkasnow din dito sa pinas. yun nga lang paano naman ang katulad kong mahina sa lamig. hehehe
take care always jo!
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Wow! Snow!
Wish namin makahawak ng real snow. Babaw!
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Jo, my post of answers for the tag is up!
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Heard about this on the radio the other day. Amazing that these local folks have no word for “snow” – according to the newscaster
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It’s not an impossible think.
Jees mountain gets very cold (0c) every winter so snow is not an impossible thing as any opportunity of rain can translate to snow in Jees mountain in Dec & Jan. It snowed last year, and 4 years back. But this is the heaviest.
However, we don’t know whether it snowed 50 years back or 100 years back. We have more communication methods these days and that’s why we know more about unique weather events.
As for the Philipines, It’s almost impossible (unless you have very high mountains) due to the tropical nature of the country where almost no cold air aloft affects the area.
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wow, those photos look snowy =). amazing how that happened. here, we’re now enduring freezing rain.
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Never say never eh? Very interesting. Buti pa kayo sa UAE me snow, here in Cali wala. Not even some precipitation. Dry na dry
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wow nag snow! pero pag snow sa pinas, malamang madami mamamatay! nung 1st few weeks ng january, nag 11C sa baguio tapos 4-6C sa sagada, may 2 na namatay dahil hindi kinaya ang lamig. oks na ganto ang weather! pero grabe talaga yung moment na yun sa manila. pagsubok ang pagligo sa umaga dahil sa sobrang lamig! panu ba naman, 4am eh dapat nakaligo na kami kasi may pasok pa ahehehhe
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The change in the climate and weather might be a nice experience for some but we should really be more alarmed. Because things are not the way they should be now. Natural disasters are more frequent now and even arrive earlier than scheduled. If it will snow in the Philippines, that’s almost the end of the world.
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Wow! Truly amazing! Somehow this reminds me of The Eagles declaring, when they disbanded, that they’ll only regroup “when hell freezes over”. Years later, they did regroup and named their album “Hell Freezes Over”.
hen i was in dubai 9 years ago, there were no clouds in the sky and it only drizzled once in a stretch of one year. and now heavy rains and then snow in the desert — the earth is really changing, noh? we had a similar unusually chilly episode in the phils in january. even baguio peeps found it too cold.
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Yep. And I still can’t believe that it snowed in UAE last week!
I’m alarmed, too. But you know what, one of the Arab friends and I were discussing about the seemingly frequent rain in UAE, and instead of her being scared she’s delighted by the fact. She cited a promise from the Muslims’ prophet that there’ll come a time that the Mid East is going to be a beautiful garden-like. That they construe the change in weather ‘that the time’ has come.
I’ve just checked it. Thanks for the tag. I join you in your wishes!
Thanks, Sheng.:)
Thanks, Jeanny. I’m sneezing right now. Take care, too.
If we will give serious thought about it, scary no?
They enjoyed it much.
Kakagulat ‘no? Btw, I still haven’t watched that film. In case it’s going to snow in the Philippines, siguro sa Baguio. Aha, you’re waiting to snow in Singapore! Kumusta ka dyan?
Now that I’m chilling, I realized that stuff like this is wonderful for a moment. But a pain in some ways.
Haha, parang yung wish natin pag naririnig natin yung Winter Wonderland song nung bata pa tayo.
yup super scary talaga. One morning baka wala na tayong maabutan dito. btw, i’m finished with the honest award
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hahaha… yeah… gusto ko magsnow dito…. These past few days medyo malamig… At sobrang mahangin… People really notice the change in weather…
Anyhow, it will be cool… Kakaiba kasi dito. Ang init init may nagtitinda ng mga winter clothes… hehehe
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Thanks for the information. I read about the 2004 snow, it was lighter then.
Philippines has a number of high mountains especially in the northern region. It’s a tropical country but there are places wherein these seem consistently cold (e.g. Baguio City, Majayjay in Laguna, etc.). Thanks for dropping by.
Thanks for playing.
I was grinning about that, too.
I read from somewhere that it also snowed in 2004. But still, this is surprising.
Never say never eh? – that’s right.
I agree. Minsan scared ako sa pagligo sa sobrang lamig (kahit may heater).
This recent occurrence alarmed me more than the fascination. Scary no?
That’s interesting. I’m wondering if Eraserheads would claim something like that (as if they’re going to regroup).
Global warming. And today it’s so foggy. It was like walking by/driving through the clouds this morning.