The sandstorm that hit Jordan reaches 6 other countries

Written By هشام جمال on 2022/04/24

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.

Arab Weather - The satellite images of the Arab Regional Weather Center were monitored, forming a huge sandstorm over the eastern regions of Jordan during the evening hours and Saturday night. Its impact extended to most of the cities and governorates of the northern and central kingdom, or even parts of the southern regions, accompanied by a significant decrease in the range of horizontal visibility that reached in Queen Alia International Airport is only 50 meters away.

The sandstorm continued its way during the last night and this morning, Sunday, to 6 additional countries, including all of Palestine, and as it moved west, it crossed parts of northern Saudi Arabia, southern Syria, Lebanon, eastern Egypt and parts of Sinai. Specifically near the island of Cyprus, it seems that Cyprus is its new destination.

But what is the secret behind this sudden formation of sandstorm?

The scientific reason behind the formation of this sandstorm is due to the emergence of a state of atmospheric instability that worked to form strong thunder clouds over the areas of southern Syria, specifically As-Suwayda and extending towards the eastern Jordan desert. The surface of the earth is radially shaped, and with straight lines in all directions. It is often harmful winds) and the descending winds led to the formation of sandstorms over the Jordan Valley and moved them westward towards the cities and governorates of the Kingdom directly.

It is reported that the Arab Weather website has issued several warnings of the danger of strong dust waves forming in the context of the effect of thunderclouds when they form.

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God knows.

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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