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18 Apr, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Ignition
Brother Sun always rises.
My fellow witnesses.
Everything is better with the Sun, and birds.

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19 Apr
@anacascao It looks as if the West African Monsoon is having an unusually strong year. Historically much of the Sahara was forested until 5000 years ago.

It's possible monsoon like conditions are spreading north into the ME - where it also used to be less arid.
@anacascao Computer modelling based on physics also predict all this.
@anacascao For the #GERD the implications are massive. This year the white Nile is already having a massive year. The little rainy season has started in Ethiopia and forecasts consistently show good rainfall for 10-16 days ahead.
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19 Apr
A series of images of a weekend burst of energy and water into the European weather system starting 8am on Saturday 17th.
2nd image: 3pm 17th - percussive impact as WMA water hits EU system over Aegean.
3rd image: 9.30am 18th - 5 separate weather systems. #EUClimateChange ImageImageImage
The impact of an injection of rain bearing air from West Africa northwards on Europe weather is striking.

A low pressure system is forecast to develop over Western Russia. This displaces the ridge of high pressure which had briefly reversed the flow of cold arctic air south.
This happens almost immediately - and has an immediate catastrophic impact on anticipated European temperatures which are now set to plummet and stay low for a fortnight.
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18 Apr
تحديث الساعة 6 مساءً بالتوقيت المحلي:

# إن شاء الله

UPDATE 6pm local time:

#InshAllah
الله اعلم
الله يعلم كل شيء
الله أكبر
إن شاء الله
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18 Apr
هل ستصل العواصف الرعدية إلى الكعبة اليوم؟ الله اعلم.

Will thunderstorms make it to الكعبة [@HolyKaaba] today? God knows.

شاهد هنا >>zoom.earth/#view=21.0357,…

فيديو العاصفة >>@Arab_Storms

توقعات >>meteoblue.com/en/weather/wee…
الرادار >>weatherwx.com/radar-int/sa/m…
Update: 14.45pm (local time)
لمشاهدة ما يحدث داخل الكعبة >> makkahlive.net/tvcamera.aspx

To watch what is happening inside @HolyKaaba >> makkahlive.net/tvcamera.aspx

#ArabianRains #Ramadan #RamadanRain
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18 Apr
Waiting for dawn.
It’s frosty still, thanks to a spate of polar air breakouts up here in Europe. As sunrise approaches it’s getting colder. But should definitely have a good view of Big Red when he arrives.
Pretty much all the trees are now budding. We are on the precipice of a green explosion.
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17 Apr
#RamadanRain in the @HolyKaaba did not happen last night. But it looks like it may very well happen tonight. The leading edge of a line of thunderstorms is already over Mecca / Makkah. You can watch a live camera inside the Kaaba here >> makkahlive.net/tvcamera.aspx
Here is the weather radar imagery, and a map of the @HolyKaaba to orient what you are looking at. weatherwx.com/radar-int/sa/m… # مكة # مطر # رمضان #ArabianStorms /2 ImageImageImage
Here's a wider angle version of the animation. After sundown the storm intensified dramatically. This animation starts. At 16.45 and ends 18.45 local time (now 17.16).
#مكة #مطر #رمضان
#Ramadan #RamadanKareem2021 #RamadanRain
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