#black cloud
By Nourhan Magdi, The Cairo Post A dark, thick smog has begun to creep into the Cairo skies, and a number of other governorates are reporting dangerous levels of air pollution and respiratory diseases. The cloud is witnessed every year in October and November, caused by farmers burning leftover straw from the rice harvest that gives off plumes of heavy smoke. To limit the dangers this year, the Ministry of Environment formed a central operation room to prevent the unregulated…
