http://www.planiran.com/index.php/forums/ Plan Iran Forum en Copyright 2009 2009-05-11T08:01:30-08:00 http://www.planiran.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/57/ http://www.planiran.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/57/#When:06:32:13Z <p>A dust storm blew through Iraq and over the Persian Gulf on July 1, 2008. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured <a href="http://www.planiran.com/index.php?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fearthobservatory.nasa.gov%2FNaturalHazards%2Fnatural_hazards_v2.php3%3Fimg_id%3D14919%26src%3Dmap" title="this image">this image</a> the same day.</p> <p>In the image, the dust plumes are thick enough to almost completely hide the land and water below. The dust blows in a counter-clockwise direction, forming arcs over the Gulf and blowing over Saudi Arabia.&nbsp; What causes these dust storms?&nbsp; How do they affect Iran and the region?&nbsp; What measures can be taken to mitigate their damage? </p> <p>Here’s a<a href="http://www.planiran.com/index.php?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fearthobservatory.nasa.gov%2FNaturalHazards%2Fcategory.php%3Fcat_id%3D7"> link for more dust storms.</a> </p> 2008-07-02T06:32:13-08:00