How greenhouse horticulture in arid regions can contribute to climate-resilient and sustainable food security

S Goddek, O Körner, KJ Keesman, MA Tester… - Global Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
A potential change in climate and temperature could strongly affect weather-related crop
losses. Using wastelands to grow crops in controlled greenhouse environments could …

Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis: The Perspective from the Gulf Countries

SA Ahmed, P Karanis - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The present review discusses the burden of cryptosporidiosis in the Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC), which is underreported and underestimated. It emphasizes that the …

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 …

Numerical simulations of dust storms originated from dried lakes in central and southwest Asia: The case of Aral Sea and Sistan Basin

S Karami, NH Hamzeh, DG Kaskaoutis, A Rashki… - Aeolian Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Ephemeral and dried lakes in southwest and central Asia, such as the Aral Sea and
Hamouns in east Iran, are major sources of dust storms with an increasing tendency during …

[HTML][HTML] The coastal fog and ecological balance for plants in the Jizan region, Saudi Arabia

A Valjarević, S Algarni, C Morar, V Grama… - Saudi Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fog water collection provides a sustainable resource for watering of crops. The Jizan region
is one of the smallest states in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) but very rich with unique …

Long-term assessment of onshore and offshore wind energy potentials of Qatar

VM Aboobacker, PR Shanas, S Veerasingam… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Exploitation of conventional energy resources has caused a deliberate increase in the
emitted carbon in the atmosphere, which catalyzes global warming trends. This is a matter of …

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 …

Residual malaria in Jazan region, southwestern Saudi Arabia: the situation, challenges and climatic drivers of autochthonous malaria

HM Al-Mekhlafi, AM Madkhali, KY Ghailan… - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Saudi Arabia and Yemen are the only two countries in the Arabian
Peninsula that are yet to achieve malaria elimination. Over the past two decades, the …

WRF gray‐zone simulations of precipitation over the Middle‐East and the UAE: Impacts of physical parameterizations and resolution

S Taraphdar, OM Pauluis, L Xue, C Liu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Several single‐year‐long (2017) simulations with different configurations of the
Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and …

Evaluating CMIP6 historical mean precipitation over Africa and the Arabian Peninsula against satellite-based observation

IK Nooni, FK Ogou, AAS Chaibou, FM Nakoty… - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study evaluated the historical precipitation simulations of 49 global climate models
(GCMs) of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) in reproducing …