Noura Al Nasiri

TL;DR: The directional pattern of CO VID-19 cases has moved from northeast to northwest and southwest, with the total impacted region increasing over time, and the results indicate that the rate of COVID-19 infections is higher in the most populated areas.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated changes in air quality conditions during the restricted COVID-19 lockdown period in 2020 across 21 metropolitan areas in the Middle East and how these relate to surface urban heat island (SUHI) characteristics.

TL;DR: In this article, the spatial and temporal variability of drought in Oman was assessed for the period 1979-2014 using the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) at both seasonal (3 months) and annual (12 months) timescales.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the spatiotemporal variation of groundwater salinity in Al-Batinah governorate, a Sultanate of Oman, and the strategies to manage and control this problem in an effective way.

TL;DR: Results demonstrate that the decrease in the intensity of SUHI was mainly guided by a stronger warming in daytime and nighttime LST in the neighborhood of urban localities, accompanied by a decrease in surface albedo and diurnal temperature range (DTR) over these areas.