Climate experts say such storms are becoming more frequent and severe in the country. This was its worst of the year so far.

Homes were damaged, cars were crushed and trees fell after windy weather and sandstorms in Beijing on Saturday, prompting ...

At least 1800 hospitalised in Iraq as sandstorm halts flights and triggers power outages - Airports in Najaf and Basra temporarily shut as visibility impaired due to the sandstorm deemed to be the big ...

Visibility was reduced to only a few meters in the provinces of Najaf and Diwaniyah. Iraq is prone to seasonal sandstorms, but experts and officials have raised alarm over their frequency in recent ...

A sandstorm in central and southern Iraq sent more than 1,800 people to hospitals with respiratory problems on Monday, health ...

The UN considers Iraq the fifth-most vulnerable country to climate breakdown due to its heat, droughts, and sandstorms, and ...

A sandstorm in central and southern Iraq has sent more than 1,800 people to hospitals with respiratory problems. In a typical spring, Iraq would see up to three storms per month, but this year at ...

Weather conditions are beginning to normalize after a recent cold air mass triggered unseasonably strong winds and widespread ...

Strong, damaging winds and heavy rains struck China on Saturday, leading to a threat of sandstorms and the cancellation of ...

High winds and the threat of sandstorms Saturday prompted Beijing to cancel hundreds of flights and close public parks, as ...

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