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.

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 ...

Even the rescue teams could not go forward during one of the fiercest of many sandstorms this spring. Herders have lost their herds — an estimated 1.6 million livestock — and their lives.

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… ...

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 ...

The conditions were … I mean, it was fine, really. Blistering heat and sandstorms, but nothing compared to the reality of what these guys are doing out in the Middle East. I can’t complain.” ...

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.

Tibetan glacier melt leading to sandstorms (AFP) Updated: 2006-05-02 15:09 Global warming is melting glaciers in China's Tibetan region at a rate of 7.0 percent annually, triggering drought ...

China has recorded four sandstorms so far in March this year, twice as many as the number of storms last year and more than the average of 3.3 storms during the same period in the past two decades, ...

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 ...

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 ...