ATMOSPHERIC SAND AND DUST FORECASTING DEMONSTRATION IN ASIA

Sandstorm Hits Iraq, Over 1,800 Suffer Respira...

Apr 16, 2025 16:31 PM

Beijing, April 15 (China News Service) — Baghdad: Iraqi health officials reported that more than 1,800 people were hospitalized with respiratory problems on the 14th due to a sandstorm sweeping through the country’s central and southern regions.

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Sandstorm Hits Iraq, Over 1,800 Suffer Respiratory IssuesApr 16, 2025
Severe SDS Sweep Across Much of ChinaApr 15, 2025
Storm system swept across USMar 17, 2025
The first widespread SDS this year hit Mongolia and ChinaMar 13, 2025
Sand and Dust Storm from North Africa hit GreeceApr 26, 2024
SDS from Sahara hit South EuropeApr 01, 2024

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ENSEMBLE Surface concentration

CMA Surface concentration

CMA 550 nm AOD

KMA Surface concentration

JMA Surface concentration

NCEP Surface concentration

ECMWF Surface concentration

FMI Surface concentration

Global Air Quality Forecasting and Information System (GAFIS)

Operational Air Quality Model Inter-Comparison for Asia Region

Outlook & Warningmore>>

Sandstorm Hits Iraq, Over 1,800 Suffer Respiratory Issues
Severe SDS Sweep Across Much of China
Storm system swept across US
The first widespread SDS this year hit Mongolia and China
Sand and Dust Storm from North Africa hit Greece
SDS from Sahara hit South Europe

News & Eventmore>>

3rd International SDS and Aerosol Workshop
Central Asian DUst Conference (CADUC)
6th SDS-WAS Asian Node RSG Meeting and International Dust Workshop
"International Training Workshop on Sand and Dust Storms" and "West Asia Cooperation Meeting on Sand and Dust Storms"
SAMLAC Aerosol Training School as part of the Caribbean Aerosol-Health Network, and the Pan-American SDS-WAS Regional Steering Group meeting
Progress has been made in satellite calibration technology

Activitismore>>

RSMC-ASDF Beijing held a webniar to commemorate the first International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms
6th MEETING OF THE WMO SDS-WAS REGIONAL STEERING GROUP (RSG) FOR ASIA
2018 info note Asian Node RSG Mtg Japan
Progress of construction about WMO RSMC-ASDF in BeiJing

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