Mongolia issues severe weather warning www.marketwatch.com
Mongolia's National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring on Thursday issued a dust and snow storm warning.
Heavy dust and snow storms are expected to hit several provinces of the eastern, southern and central parts of the country, such as Khentii, Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Sukhbaatar and Tuv on Friday, and wind speed will reach 26-34 meters per second in these areas, the weather monitoring agency said.
The agency advised citizens, especially nomadic herders, to take extra precautions against possible disasters.
Mongolia's climate is strongly continental, with long, frigid winters, and short, warm summers.
Published Date:2020-05-15