I was finally able to open the windows here in Cairo for the first time in several weeks.
They have remained firmly shut until now for a couple of reasons:
- The weather has been unseasonably warm. It has been in the mid- to high- 90Fs lately. That is warm for Cairo for this time of year.
- THE BLACK CLOUD (stories here and here). A foul blend of burning smoke from rice fields, stench from burning garbage, dust from the desert and pollution from some 1.6 million cars, most of which burn leaded gas.
These combine to make opening the windows this time of year a bad idea. In addition to the potential health ramifications, the air just smells burnt and nasty.
But it is only around 75F here today, there is a cooling NW breeze blowing, the skies are blue with wispy white clouds.
A good air day. For Cairo.
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Hope that black cloud has cleared up by now.
Today is Third Tuesday, isn’t it? Sorry I’m missing it (and all of them lately).