sandstorm
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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
A severe sandstorm in 2022 left one person dead and more than 5,000 needing treatment for respiratory illnesses.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2025
In 2013, the band played through a blinding sandstorm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
Early Thursday, a sandstorm rolled through Niamey, where many businesses remained closed, adding to the sense of uncertainty.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
Sticky managed a grimace that resembled a smile, though it also resembled the expression you might wear in a sandstorm.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
In 2023, Iraqi authorities teamed up with the UN-Habitat and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development in areas that have been identified as major sources of sandstorms.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
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
“Are we going to be going through sandstorms for a while?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
The spring dust storms of the llano continued, and I heard many grown-ups blame the harsh winter and the sandstorms of spring on the new bomb that had been made to end the war.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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Earth Science - Middle School
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