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The UN warned Wednesday that the number of sand and dust storms are increasing “dramatically” with Central Asia most hit by the dangerous phenomena. Toxic sand storms have plagued parts of desert and steppe covered Central Asia and North Africa and the UN said they are a threat to life. The UN’s Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is meeting for five days in the historic city of Samarkand, just under a week before the COP28 […]
TURPAN CITY, northwest China (Reuters) — Over 4,500 people got stranded Sunday as gusts of wind blowing at over 100 kilometers per hour forced to stop some 150 motor vehicles along a highway and four trains in Turpan City, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Triggered by a Siberian cold front, high winds started to blow late on Sunday, with increasing speeds and having caused a sandstorm along the way. Local firefighting department has dispatched […]
By Zen Lineses (Eagle News Service) OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, Philippines (Eagle News) — Muling nanalasa ang hanging amihan na nagdulot ng sand storm sa Barangay Lagnas Sablayan, lalawigan ng Occidental Mindoro. Halos lahat ng naninirahan sa nasabing barangay ay naapektuhan nito dahil sa dami ng alikabok na halos bumalot sa mga kabahayan. Bukod pa dito, naging sanhi din ito ng sipon at pag-ubo sa mga naninirahan dito. Sa taong ito ay tatlong beses nang naranasan ang […]
