Dubai Berselimut Kabut, Bagai Berada di Galaksi Lain
Dubai Blanketed in Fog Felt Like Different Galaxy
Editor : M. Achsan Atjo
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
FOTO spektakuler menunjukkan efek luar biasa dari fenomena cuaca yang langka terjadi di metropolis di kawasan Teluk ini.
Kondisi ini akibat perbedaan cuaca antara suhu panas di siang hari dan lebih dingin di malam hari.
Kabut yang mengapung sekitar 30 meter di atas tanah - ketebalannya hanya berlangsung beberapa hari setiap tahun, biasanya pada September dan November.
Fotografer Shiva Menon merekam momen langka yang menakjubkan ini pada pukul 7:30 pagi dari kamarnya di lantai 53 sebuah menara.
Dia mengaku: "Itu benar-benar nyata dan saya seperti berada di galaksi yang sama sekali berbeda."
"Sangat tenang dan memukau. Sebuah pemandangan yang sangat cantik."
SPECTACULER photos show the astonishing effect a rare weather phenomenon has on the Gulf metropolis.
The fluffy carpet is caused by the seasonal disparity between high temperatures during the day and much colder nights as winter draws in.
The fog — which floats around 30 metres above the ground — is only this thick on a few days each year, usually between September and November.
Photographer Shiva Menon caught the amazing scenes at 7.30am from his flat on the 53nd floor of a tower.
He said: “It was totally surreal and felt like I was in a completely different galaxy.
“It was quiet mesmerizing and a very calm experience. A very gorgeous scene.”
