Air Pollution Hits Up To 70X Legal Limits In Iran As "Unprecedented" Sandstorms Rake 20 Provinces

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Iranians are worried by crippling air pollution as "unprecedented" sandstorms mostly originating from neighbouring Iraq hit 20 provinces, forcing the shutdown of schools and government offices.

The blinding sandstorms hit western, central and southern provinces on Wednesday due to winds blowing at high speed, considerably reducing visibility to as low as 50 metres (yards) in some cities.

"Unprecedented sandstorms which entered from west are the most violent storms that have ever reached Iran," said Touraj Hemmati, a top environmental official in the southwestern Khuzestan province which borders Iraq. Arman newspaper said "small Arabian sands... marked a red situation across the country's sky."

The Kayhan daily said "yellow sand rained in Khuzestan," where the rate of air pollution reached 70 times the permitted amount. It said 123 people were hospitalised in the nearby province of Ilam, also bordering Iraq.

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http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Red_sky_worries_Iran_as_sandstorms_wreak_havoc_999.html

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1. Global climate change

FOR SURE. No matter what the paid RepubliCorp liars have to say about it or anything else. Climate change is kicking planet earth's ass -- and the paid deniers bear extra special karmic responsibility.

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3. So sand deserts covering much of the world are new phenomens?

All those layers of sand under now green areas, or vice versa, are recent events?

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4. Try reading the OP

No matter what the republicon draftdodging propagandists like Limbaugh, Hannity and O'Reilly say, unprecedented is unprecedented. Your denial of reality won't make reality go away. Shut off the drugged-up draft-dodging, paid Republicon propaganda...and deal with facts.

"...Unprecedented sandstorms which entered from west are the most violent storms that have ever reached Iran..."

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5. Isn't it DROLL, when you're taking a STROLL, and you encounter a PROLE . . . .

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6. If a storm blasts sand into a troll's morning bowl of pablum

I can guaran-damn-tee you he will commence to whine about pollution.

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7. Get ready for an old tired but well used (near) cliche

Unprecedented sandstorms in Iran?

What satellites were measuring their velocity and size 50 years ago? 100 years ago? 1,000 years ago? 10,000 years ago? 100,000 years ago?

The fact is that one should never use the word "unprecedented" unless one is talking of his/her own life and one is sure they have never done/said something before...

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2. Now sand in the air is air pollution? We need to stop the wind ASAP.

Wait until God hears that.