Has it finally affected China? Tehran's black rain is drifting eastward, possibly forming acid rain across Central Asia!
In recent days, with the military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran's oil storage facilities, the skies over Tehran are not only filled with war smoke but also a "black cloud" composed of hydrocarbons, sulfides, and toxic particles.
Experts have issued severe warnings that the oil-polluted "black rain" is spreading in the direction of the northeast with the prevailing winds, heading directly towards the heart of Central Asia, and there is a real risk of affecting western China.
The crude oil and refined products stored in oil tanks contain high concentrations of sulfur, nitrogen compounds, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are very harmful to human health.
Every year from March to May, the airflow movement in the region from Central Asia to East Asia is particularly active, and the westerly jet stream often carries surface materials rapidly from west to east.
According to meteorological satellite cloud images and wind field analysis from early March 2026, a low-pressure system over the Iranian plateau is guiding airflows to move in the northeast direction. This path passes through Central Asian countries such as Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, then enters the western part of Xinjiang and the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province.
In history, sandstorms originating from the Middle East and the Caspian Sea have frequently affected northwest China through this route, but this time it is not inert dust, but toxic aerosols with high chemical reactivity.
Dao Ge thinks that if this meteorological disaster occurs in the future, we must claim compensation from the White House and the Pentagon. Even now, we can dispatch the 055 destroyer to intimidate the Lincoln aircraft carrier, preventing it from bombing Iran's oil wells and other facilities. After all, in May 2022, the Nanchang ship once led the way alone and went nearly a hundred nautical miles ahead, facing the entire Lincoln aircraft carrier group and successfully driving it away.
Original text: toutiao.com/article/1859168214858828/
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