sandstorm

Exhausted Afghans cross the border from Iran in a sandstorm, leaving behind a country in the grip of war to return to a homeland that is battered by conflict and humanitarian crisis.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

In 2013, the band played through a blinding sandstorm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

"And the next moment, a sandstorm can happen. And generals will have to improvise and adapt to the new situations that are happening on the battlefield."

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2023

THE FACTS: The video shows a June sandstorm in Egypt as it blew over the Suez Canal.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023

“Kidnap, sand trap, sandstorm, life-form,” says the navigator.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

After the success of her 2007 vintage, Gao dedicated herself full time to her winery, eventually moving the family vineyard just east of the Helan mountain, where vines are protected from sandstorms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

They are coastal flooding, river flooding, drought, tropical storms, heat waves -- at least three days above a high temperature threshold, which varies by country -- extreme heat, wildfires and sandstorms.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

Iraq is listed by the UN as one of the five countries most vulnerable to climate change as it encounters regular sandstorms, sweltering heat and water scarcity.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2025

The phenomenon isn’t new — sandstorms from North Africa have shrouded Britain, Greece and Spain in the past — but the event led to remarkable scenes around the Acropolis and in other parts of Athens.

From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

There is, for example, the red planet Mars, with soaring volcanoes, great riff valleys, enormous planet-wide sandstorms, and, just possibly, some simple forms of life.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan