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Wednesday, October 7, 2015
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Iraq, Syria wars contributed to heavy sandstorm, scientists say
Israeli scientists says the ongoing fighting in Syria and Iraq was a factor in the heavy sandstorm that struck the Middle East last month.
According to Haaretz, scientists from Ben-Gurion University say “the decline in farming and damage caused to the land due to the ongoing war in that region contributed to the storm.”
Meteorologists say the sandstorm, which choked the region under a blanket of thick dust and turned skies orange for days is the worst sandstorm to hit Israel since its establishment.
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