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KUWAIT, June 5 (KUNA) -- Al Bawareh sandstorm season started in Kuwait on
Thursday, Meteorologist Adel Al-Saadoun told reporters here.
"The season, locally known as summer "Merbi'yania," usually lasts for 40
days," he noted.
"The storms are caused by fast northeastern winds that bring sand and dust
from the desert areas.
"The winds are driven by the air depression over the Indian subcontinent
which is known as "the Indian depression," Al-Saadoun explained.
"The depression causes heavy rains across India and the nearby countries
but brings nothing but sandstorm to Kuwait which suffered a generally dry
winter this year.
"The dry seasons make land liable to desertification and are usually
followed by suffocating sandstorms," he added. (end)
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