Sunday, January 14, 2024
Madina Greenery increased by 360% after rainfall
The Madinah region's green space increased significantly by 360% during the course of the last 5 months of the year 2023, from August to December, according to data from Saudi Arabia's National Center for Vegetation Development and Combating Desertification. Trending : Greenery in Makkah increased by 600% in last 5 months
The rains that occurred during this period are responsible for the increase of Greenery by 360 percent in the Madina region.
- Based on the evaluation of remote sensing data, Madinah's total vegetation cover area reached 2,863.4 square kilometers in August 2023, or 1.9% of the region's entire area.
- With increased rainfall, this region grew throughout time, reaching 13,194.5 square kilometers by December 2023, or 8.7% of the entire area.
- The majority of the governorates in the Madinah region are covered in vegetation, however it is mostly concentrated in the western region's hilly sections, which range in height from 1,000 to 1,300 meters, and the eastern region's semi-flat areas, which are caused by the properties of the soil. Recommend : Saudi Arabia plans to divide Makkah Grand Mosque in coding areas for easier access
- The main locations of the greenery are east of the governorates of AlUla and Al-Hinakiyah, north of Yanbu, Khaybar, and Badr, west of Madinah and Mahd Al-Dhahab, and centrally in the governorate of Wadi Al-Far'a.
- The National Center's primary goals are to measure rainfall and vegetation density, monitor changes at planting trees project sites, monitor and analyze vegetation cover regions, and evaluate the health of plants.
- This helps to meet the objectives of tree planting projects and the Saudi Green Initiative by utilizing artificial intelligence and remote sensing technologies.
- The center's goals, as part of the National Transformation Program's activities to realize Saudi Vision 2030, are to protect vegetation-covered places throughout the Kingdom, study all aspects of green spaces, and build capacities for predicting and reducing drought. See Also : Saudi Arabia to plant 600 million trees by 2030
- This is consistent with Saudi Arabia's goal to lessen the effects of drought and desertification and to oversee the sustainable use of fields, forests, and national parks.
