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
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
“What is coming across the Atlantic Ocean is still sand and dust, but we’d definitely not call it a sandstorm at all.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
If the sandstorm damaged it, I'll have lost my connection to NASA.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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
Deep in Iraq's southern desert, bulldozers and earthmovers spread layers of moist clay over sand dunes as part of a broader effort to fight increasingly frequent sandstorms.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 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
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
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Earth Science - Middle School
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