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Sandstorm sweeps Kuwaiti desert
Wednesday, March 19, 2003 Posted: 5:34 AM EST (1034 GMT)
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (CNN) -- Winds over the Kuwaiti desert have blown up a
gritty sandstorm that has reduced visibility to just a few meters and may
impact on invasion plans for the U.S.-led war against Iraq.
The driving winds and sand was described as fierce, CNN correspondents
embedded with U.S. troops in the region said.
"It's bad, but not as bad as last week," one reporter said.
Last week's storm cut visibility down to one meter.
The blowing sand plays havoc with the eyes and throats of soldiers, but the
larger concern is the impact on military gear ranging from sensitive
electronic equipment to complex helicopter engines and rotors.
A severe sandstorm can bring any troop movement to a halt until visibility
returns and could delay any ground invasion.
It could also limit air operations as targets could be covered under the
sand cloud. But the storms would have little effect on satellite-guided
munitions which make up the majority of the U.S. weapons arsenal.
The storms can also benefit ground forces by shrouding movements and cooling
the desert heat.
Sandstorms are common in Kuwait into April.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/03/19/sprj.irq.sandstorm/index.html
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