Regional Sandstorm Early Warning Centre

Regional Sandstorm Early Warning Centre

The initiative is based on detailed national plans based on the standards of the World Meteorological Organization, with the aim of confronting dust and sand phenomena and reducing the risks resulting from them, by launching a system to monitor dust and sand phenomena at the national and regional levels.

Objectives of the Regional Sandstorm Early Warning Center

• Launching a system for monitoring dust and sand phenomena
• Preparing studies on climate phenomena and their effects
• Supporting and enabling national plans
• Countering dust and sand phenomena
• Reducing risks from storms
• Covering the national and regional levels

Climate challenges in the Kingdom

• Presence of dry soil
• Lack of vegetation cover
• Atmospheric pressure difference
• Temperature variation
• Wind strength and speed

Effects of the Regional Sandstorm Early Warning Centre

Health effects:

Reducing the occurrence of respiratory problems

Reducing damage to agricultural crops

 Reducing livestock losses

Infrastructure impacts:

Reducing damage to buildings and structures of electrical, telephone, power facilities and industrial machinery