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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 560

sandstorms

Firefighting trucks near the scene of a blaze in central Israel on June 2, 2023. (Fire and Rescue Service)
June 2, 2023, 11:58 pm
Power outages spark heated accusations as grid fails to meet sweltering demand
After estimated 300,000 homes lose power, Electric Corp blames management firm for failing to prepare, latter blames weather, malfunctions, and minister points to last government
By ToI Staff
A fire near Shilat in central Israel on June 2, 2023. (Fire and Rescue Services)
June 2, 2023, 7:41 pm
Firefighters battle hundreds of blazes as Israel sizzles under blistering heatwave
Temperatures reach as high as 111.2°F, with wind speeds reaching nearly 30 mph, as authorities scramble to prevent civilian harm and major property damage
By ToI Staff
A sandstorm nears Eilat on June 1, 2023. (Yuval Sagi/ INPA; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law))
June 2, 2023, 5:31 am
Havoc as wild winds send thick clouds of swirling sand skyward in south, center
Sandstorm blamed for 4 deaths in Egypt; no major injuries reported in Israel, though weather creates hot mess, grounding flights and felling trees; temperatures to climb Friday
By ToI Staff
A sandstorm engulfs a mosque in Iran's capital Tehran on May 17, 2022. (AFP)
May 17, 2022, 3:08 pm
Sandstorm blankets Tehran, closing schools and government offices
State TV reports dust pollution very high in third such storm since mid-April; in neighboring Iraq thousands hospitalized with severe respiratory problems
By AP
Poor visibility caused by a sandstorm in Eilat, May 18, 2017. (Youtube screenshot)
May 18, 2017, 6:25 pm
Huge sandstorm blankets Eilat, shuts airport
Main roads leading into Red Sea resort also closed due to thick cloud of orange sand
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: A maintenance worker cleans the windscreen of an airplane during a sandstorm at Ben Gurion International Airport on December 12, 2010. (Tsahi Ben-Ami/Flash 90)
March 12, 2017, 6:48 pm
Tel Aviv-bound flight returns to Austria due to sandstorm
Austrian Airlines plane make U-turn near Cyprus due to dust, haze blanketing Israel and eastern Mediterranean
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Border Police officer arrests a Palestinian man in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber on September 18, 2015. (Israel Police)
March 12, 2017, 2:10 pm
Ya’alon quits Likud party, says it has ‘changed its face’
Israel busts 2 Palestinians ‘plotting shooting’ for Hamas; sandstorm forces Tel Aviv-bound flight to return to Vienna; Erdogan levels ‘Nazism and fascism’ charge against Netherlands
By Ilan Ben Zion
Israelis walk across the lightrail tracks on Jerusalem's Jaffa Road on September 8, 2015 during a sandstorm. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 12, 2017, 6:00 am
Sandstorms, dense haze to cloud Israel’s skies Sunday
Hamsin conditions expected in the center and south, broken by evening as Galilee rains inch southward
By ToI Staff
The flooded Weizman Street, in the central Israeli city of Raanana, due to heavy rain, October 28, 2015. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
November 30, 2016, 7:56 pm
Israel prepares for first storms of winter
Haifa residents try to seal burned homes as country readies for coastal floods, southern sandstorms, Golan snow
By Sue Surkes
A haboob dust storm engulfs Lubbock International Airport in Texas on May 29, 2016. (Screen Capture: YouTube)
June 2, 2016, 12:20 am
Arabia weather term sparks a tempest in Texas
‘Haboob’ is a meteorological definition for a kind of dust storm, but some don’t like the Middle Eastern association
By Daniel Stieglitz
Illustrative: Heavy dust turns the Tel Aviv sky orange at midday on September 8, 2015, in the worst sandstorm yet recorded in the country. (Times of Israel)
January 18, 2016, 6:21 am
Dense dust storm expected Monday
Pregnant women, elderly, young and the sick all urged to stay indoors until Tuesday rains clear the air
By ToI Staff
File: A man covers his face while crossing the street as a sandstorm hits Israel on November 4, 2015. (Flash90)
November 4, 2015, 7:09 pm
Airport briefly shuts down as sandstorm worsens
Cities record high air pollution levels as dust descends on country; Michelle Obama’s flight to Jordan delayed by weather
By ToI Staff, Raoul Wootliff and AP
Hazy view over Tel Aviv as a dust storm covers the city, November 4, 2015. (Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 4, 2015, 11:47 am
Dozens of flights grounded as dust storm envelops Israel
Airport Authority closes Eilat airport; health services recommend people remain indoors; power outages predicted
By Raoul Wootliff
Illustrative: The Tel Aviv beach seen as a sand storm hit Israel on September 8, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 3, 2015, 8:17 pm
Israel braces for dusty air, power breaks as sandstorm blows in
Health services recommend people stay indoors, athletes avoid training; Jordanian plane forced to make emergency landing in Tel Aviv
By ToI Staff
Illustration. Israel suffered unseasonable rain on May 14,2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
September 20, 2015, 6:42 pm
Power cuts expected as Israel braces for rainy weather
After unprecedented sandstorm and heatwave, Israel Electric Corporation says technical failures may occur at higher rate
By ToI Staff
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