Two billion tons of sand and dust, equal in weight to 350 Great Pyramids of Giza, enter the atmosphere every year; UNCCD experts attribute over 25% of the problem to human activities; Wreaks havoc ...
An all-island campaign has been launched to highlight the dangers of silica dust exposure in the construction sector, ...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, economies and the environment, the U.N. World ...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday declared 2025 to 2034 the United Nations Decade on Combating Sand and Dust Storms — extreme weather events that are increasing and ...
KUWAIT CITY, May 3: Dr. Abdullah Al-Mutairi, a consultant in pulmonary and critical care medicine, warned asthma and respiratory patients about the impact of current weather fluctuations, particularly ...
CEO of the National Center for Meteorology and General Supervisor of the Sand and Dust Storm Warning Regional Center Dr.
The United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is launching an early warning system that can help Arizona and other states minimize hazards from intercontinental sand and dust storms. A ...