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Egypt prepares for arrival of ‘black cloud’
Environment
September 25, 2011
Egypt prepares for arrival of ‘black cloud’
Local Development Minister Mohamed Ahmed Attiya has decided to make preparations to combat the burning of rice straw during the…
‘Black cloud’ may worsen this year due to increased rice cultivation
Environment
September 22, 2011
‘Black cloud’ may worsen this year due to increased rice cultivation
The phenomenon commonly known as the "black cloud" - pollution generated from the burning of rice straw - will once…
A slow killer: The 2011 ‘car-flu’
Environment
September 5, 2011
A slow killer: The 2011 ‘car-flu’
The clock is ticking, and it’s almost time for the infamous black cloud that usually starts forming in mid-September.
Smog over Cairo: A break in the clouds?
Environment
December 6, 2010
Smog over Cairo: A break in the clouds?
The thick mantel of fog that embraced Cairo last week and plunged the city into a milky haze seems to…
Seasonal ‘black cloud’ casts shadow over Upper Egypt
Environment
October 14, 2010
Seasonal ‘black cloud’ casts shadow over Upper Egypt
The Environment Ministry has received numerous complaints from residents of the Upper Egyptian city of Sohag about cases of asphyxiation…
‘Black cloud’ casts pall over capital, farmers fined for burning rice husks
Environment
October 4, 2010
‘Black cloud’ casts pall over capital, farmers fined for burning rice husks
For the eleventh consecutive year, the "black cloud" that traditionally appears during the months of autumn has returned to envelope…
Daqahliya farmers defy ministry ban on burning rice husks
Egypt
September 30, 2010
Daqahliya farmers defy ministry ban on burning rice husks
Ignoring environment ministry penalties of up to LE10,000, Daqahliya farmers nevertheless burned rice husks during Environment Minister Maged George’s visit…
Cairo’s black cloud season underway
Environment
September 6, 2010
Cairo’s black cloud season underway
According to the Air Pollution Early Warning System Unit of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), the "black cloud" season…
‘Black Cloud’ covers Daqahliya, Damietta
Environment
October 21, 2009
‘Black Cloud’ covers Daqahliya, Damietta
The notorious black cloud has hovered over Mansoura for the past two days, reducing visibility and impairing breathing, even as…