sandstorm
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Tromp was photographing a Namaqua chameleon in the Namib Desert when the wind suddenly intensified, bringing a sandstorm that quickly reduced visibility and made breathing difficult.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
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
Other news outlets reporting on the sandstorm also posted similarfootage at the time, showing different ships being engulfed by the cloud.
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
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
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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