Meanwhile, Uzbekistan experienced its worst dust storm in 150 years of monitoring. The dust began to settle on Nov. 4, but completely covered the country’s capital with a thick haze by the following day. The concentration of air dust, which contains harmful air particles when inhaled by people, was 30 times higher than what it considered acceptable for the area. The extreme dust event was triggered after months of drought as well as record-breaking temperatures in the summer.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 13, 2021 14:39 UTC