المملكة: Saudi Arabia leads the countries of the region with 51 dust hours in one day

Advertise Regional Center for Dust and Sand Storms 176 hours of dust events were recorded in the countries of the region during the day of May 18, 2026, in which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia topped the list of the most affected countries.

The daily monitoring data showed that the Kingdom recorded 51 hours of dust, followed by Jordan with 38 hours, then Yemen with 25 hours. The statistics also included monitoring 19 dust hours in Iraq, 14 hours in Pakistan, 13 hours in Iran, and 9 hours in Uzbekistan.

In the same context, Syria recorded 4 dust hours, and Turkmenistan 2 hours, while the cases in Tajikistan reached only one hour, while the rest of the countries of the region were free of any dust activity during the mentioned time period.

The center confirmed that these indicators reflect the continued impact of seasonal climatic conditions. And stimulating weather activities For dust activity.

He stressed the need to strengthen monitoring and follow-up work to raise the level of preparedness in the most affected areas.

The Center called for taking the necessary preventive measures to reduce the health and environmental impacts of these phenomena, stressing the importance of cooperation between the countries of the region to enhance public safety in light of the continuing activity of volatile weather conditions.