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UAE: PORTS CLOSED AND PEOPLE IN HOSPITAL DUE TO SANDSTORMS
03.08.2009 - ANSAmed

The port of Jebel Ali, 35km south-west of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was closed this morning due to poor visibility as a consequence of the continuing sandstorms. The port, according to the press, was closed on Sunday morning as well and opened again in the evening of that day. Sandstorms have been raging in the UAE for several days, causing a rise in respiratory problems among the population ... mehr

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UAE: IRAQI MILITARY OPERATIONS CAUSE SANDSTORMS, RESEARCH
04.08.2009 - ANSAmed

Over the last few days, a high number of sandstorms, originating in the Iraqi region, have been hitting the Gulf area and the United Arab Emirates in particular [...] These meteorological events have always been fairly common in the region but, over the last few years, experts noticed an increase in the magnitude and intensity of the phenomena [...] one of the main factors [...] is probably also the most surprising: "If I am asked which is the main cause of sandstorms in the Emirates, and in the Gulf area in general, I have to admit that military operations in Iraq are partly to blame, as they considerably modify the composition of soil, thus increasing the concentration of sand in the atmosphere" ... mehr


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Dieselbe Theorie wurde doch schon vor einiger Zeit in einer Englischen Zeitschrift aufgebracht - dort wurde gesagt, dass die "Toyotaisierung" der Wueste staerkere Sandstuerme verursacht.