Prince Turki bin Nasir bin Abdulaziz, General President of Meteorology and Environment Protection launched here today activities of the Earth Day and the International Day of Meteorology as part of the kingdom's participation in these two occasions. In a speech on the occasion, Prince Turki praised the Kingdom's participation in Earth Day by reducing the electrical power in its cities with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from factories, means of transport and various other causes of global warming. Prince Turki expressed great delight in sponsoring such world events and highlighted Saudi efforts in studying weather elements in an attempt to face challenges associated with weather and the resulting violent atmospheric phenomena.