BEIJING -- Western sections of the Great Wall of China are being reduced to "mounds of dirt" by sandstorms and may disappear entirely in 20 years, a report said Wednesday. The reasons for the ...

BEIJING (AP) — High winds and the threat of sandstorms Saturday prompted Beijing to cancel hundreds of flights and close public parks, as massive gales felled hundreds of trees, crushing cars ...

Sandstorms have affected a total of 150 countries and regions, adversely impacting on the environment, health and the economy, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said.

Sandstorms give Phoenix a break from oppressive heat, but sometimes they turn deadly Phoenix residents used to triple-digit heat aren’t fazed by lighter storms, but the wind and sand — and ...

Twenty years ago, Iraq could expect about two sandstorms each year, said Professor Jaafar Jotheri, a geoarcheologist at the University of Al-Qadisiyah. This year, it is expected that about 20 ...

The sandstorms this year have been so bad that even China’s premier has taken notice. “Comrades, we cannot just sit in meetings behind closed doors.

Southern Mongolia was hit particularly hard; successive sandstorms have killed an estimated 1.6 million livestock, which many herders depend on for income. "Even the rescue teams could not even go ...

Heavy haze from sandstorms in the Negev area engulfed most parts of Israel on Monday, limiting visibility to approximately a kilometer. Conditions are expected to improve on Monday evening. The ...

Nation & World World Iraqis choke under a blanket of dust as sandstorms sweep the country May 5, 2022 at 3:26 pm Updated May 5, 2022 at 3:32 pm ...