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المملكة: 50 dust activities sweeping the region… and the Kingdom leads monitoring with 37 cases

Record Regional Center for Dust and Sand Storms: On April 11, 2026, about 50 cases of “dust activity” swept across regional countries, led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with 37 confirmed cases.
The Center revealed, in its comprehensive analytical report, that the observed cases were remarkably concentrated in Specific geographical scopes, indicating that Pakistan came in second place with 12 cases recorded, while the effects in Iraq were limited to one case.
Geographic variation
For dust and sand storms These accurate statistics come within the framework of ongoing monitoring and follow-up efforts, which directly aim to enhance community and institutional awareness of weather conditions and analyze their successive patterns.
Early response
He added that providing this real-time data contributes effectively to supporting strategic measures and making the “early response” procedures successful, to reduce the negative repercussions of climate phenomena on various vital and development sectors.The Regional Center stressed the importance of continuous follow-up of reports and periodic updates related to the weather situation, warning residents of areas affected by dust activity, calling on them to take the utmost caution in order to preserve “public safety.”
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