Iraq - update at 12:00 pm | Increased levels of dust in the atmosphere and a decrease in horizontal visibility

2022-08-17 2022-08-17T09:02:17Z
هشام جمال
هشام جمال
كاتب مُحتوى جوّي

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Arab Weather -</strong> The latest satellite images in the Arab Regional Weather Center indicate an increase in dust rates in the atmosphere in different regions of the country at this time as a result of the increase in the speed of the northwest winds, especially in the central and southern regions.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> According to the latest observations of meteorological stations in the capital, Baghdad, there is a decrease in the level of horizontal visibility to about 2000 meters in the meantime, and the range of horizontal visibility may decrease to less than that in the coming hours.</p>

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