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Haboob
Haboob may sound strange but it's a word for a weather phenomenon, common in the Middle East, that happens around the world wherever conditions are very dry, when wind suddenly lifts sand or dust to dramatically lower the visibility....
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Types of Severe Weather
“Types of Severe Weather” describes weather events such as hurricanes, tornados, dust storms, and northeasters.
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Dust Storms: Causes, Effects, and Precautions
This video provides an overview of dust storms, explaining their causes, effects, and hazards. It emphasizes the importance of taking cover quickly during a dust storm and highlights the damage they can cause to structures, equipment,...
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Road and desert storm in Gansu province, China
Road and desert storm in Gansu province, China
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MS 3 silhouetted people walking through desert in sand storm, to camera, Algeria, Africa
MS 3 silhouetted people walking through desert in sand storm, to camera, Algeria, Africa
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Road and desert storm in Gansu province, China
Road and desert storm in Gansu province, China
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footprints in the desert
footprints in the sand of a desert be obliterated by a sand storm
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CLEAN : Saudi Arabia's capital hit by second sandstorm in a week
Dust obscures Riyadh's iconic buildings, as a sandstorm descends on the Saudi Kingdom's capital, for the second time in less than a week, a phenomenon experts warn could proliferate because of climate change, putting human health at...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Qatar covered in dust as sandstorm blankets Middle East
Dust covers Qatar's capital Doha as persistent sandstorms have delayed flights, closed schools and hospitalised thousands across the Middle East -- a phenomenon that could worsen in the coming years as climate change warps regional...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Sandstorm engulfs Bahraini capital Manama
A sandstorm engulfs the Bahraini capital Manama, a phenomenon experts say could worsen as climate change warps regional weather patterns (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Sandstorm hits Senegal's capital
A layer of sand has covered Dakar since Thursday, an unusual phenomenon which poses a "high" health risk for vulnerable people and is affecting several regions of Senegal according to the National Weather Agency (Footage by AFPTV via...
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Beirut port in a sandstorm
CLEAN: Exterior shots of Beirut's port in a severe sandstorm with road intersections, cranes and a large poster featuring the image of assassinated Lebanese politician Pierre Amine Gemayel against a Lebanese flag on September 10, 2015 in...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Beijing smothered by hazardous yellow smog
Beijing is cloaked by a thick yellow smog with pollution surging to hazardous levels as a sandstorm sweeps across China's capital (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Giant ship grounding blocks Egypt's Suez Canal
Container ships are seen grounded in Egypt's Suez Canal after the Taiwan-run, Panama-flagged MV Ever Given, a 400-metre (1,300-foot) long and 59-metre wide vessel, veered off course in a sandstorm and created huge tailbacks on one of the...
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WA Aerial view of sand blowing across desert in sandstorm, Oman
WA Aerial view of sand blowing across desert in sandstorm, Oman
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Medium, static - Textures are seen on the side of a sand dune / Egypt
Medium, static - Textures are seen on the side of a sand dune / Egypt