Climate change and weather extremes in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East

G Zittis, M Almazroui, P Alpert, P Ciais… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Observation‐based and modeling studies have identified the Eastern Mediterranean and
Middle East (EMME) region as a prominent climate change hotspot. While several initiatives …

Climate change, air pollution and the associated burden of disease in the Arabian peninsula and neighbouring regions: A critical review of the literature

H Akasha, O Ghaffarpasand, FD Pope - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
A narrative review on the interlinking effects of climate change and air pollution, and their
impacts on human health in the Arabian Peninsula and its Neighbouring Regions (APNR) is …

Atmospheric rivers drive exceptional Saharan dust transport towards Europe

D Francis, R Fonseca, N Nelli, D Bozkurt, G Picard… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study highlights the occurrence of atmospheric rivers (ARs) over northwest Africa
towards Europe, which were accompanied by intense episodes of Saharan dust transport all …

Long-term variability of dust events in southwestern Iran and its relationship with the drought

NH Hamzeh, DG Kaskaoutis, A Rashki… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dust storms represent a major environmental challenge in the Middle East. The southwest
part of Iran is highly affected by dust events transported from neighboring desert regions …

Atmospheric dynamics and numerical simulations of six frontal dust storms in the Middle East region

NH Hamzeh, S Karami, DG Kaskaoutis, I Tegen… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study analyzes six frontal dust storms in the Middle East during the cold period (October–
March), aiming to examine the atmospheric circulation patterns and force dynamics that …

[HTML][HTML] On the Middle East's severe dust storms in spring 2022: Triggers and impacts

D Francis, R Fonseca, N Nelli, D Bozkurt… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Large amounts of dust in the air can disrupt daily activities and pose a threat to human
health. In May 2022, consecutive major dust storms occurred over the Middle East resulting …

Integrated modelling for mapping spatial sources of dust in central Asia-An important dust source in the global atmospheric system

H Gholami, A Mohammadifar, H Malakooti… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Spatial mapping of dust sources in arid and semi-arid regions is necessary to mitigate on-
site and off-site impacts. In this study, we apply a novel integrated modelling approach …

The dust load and radiative impact associated with the June 2020 historical Saharan dust storm

D Francis, N Nelli, R Fonseca, M Weston… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
In June 2020, a major dust outbreak occurred in the Sahara that impacted the tropical
Atlantic Ocean. In this study, the dust load and radiative forcing of the dust plumes on both …

Classification of weather clusters over the Middle East associated with high atmospheric dust-AODs in West Iran

K Mohammadpour, M Sciortino, DG Kaskaoutis - Atmospheric Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Daily aerosol optical depth (AOD) and meteorological fields obtained from Monitoring
Atmospheric Composition and Climate (MACC) and ERA-Interim reanalysis, respectively are …

Climatology of the Sistan Levar wind: Atmospheric dynamics driving its onset, duration and withdrawal

M Hamidianpour, SMA Jahanshahi, DG Kaskaoutis… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Levar wind is the dominant meteorological and climatic feature in east Iran, blowing from
Central Asia to the northern coast of the Arabian Sea. It is also known as “120-days wind” …