Video: Watch how sandstorms form in the Arabian Peninsula

Written By سنان خلف on 2014/11/20

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

ArabiaWeather.com – The Arabian Peninsula, with its vast area and deserts, is exposed to sandstorms that are sometimes remarkably strong, to the extent that horizontal visibility levels sometimes drop to less than 50 metres.

These storms have a direct impact on our daily lives, as soon as the weather changes and the sandstorm begins, the emergency departments are filled with allergy and asthma patients, and they are plagued by many traffic accidents as a result of the great decrease in the horizontal visibility.

But the most important question remains, how do sandstorms form? And what are its types?

You can find the answer to this question in the special video produced by the "ArabiaWeather.com" team, which explains in a simple and distinctive way how sandstorms are formed, in addition to their types and ways to deal with them and prevent their consequences.

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This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

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