Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The worst sandstorm in a decade choked China's capital city of Beijing on Monday, raising health concerns, snarling traffic and ...

We've witnessed decaying air quality under drought conditions, but a recent devastating sandstorm across central and southern Iraq took things to another level. The episode is only the latest in a ...

This is the incredible moment a 300ft sandstorm swallows a Chinese city leaving buildings and roads covered in dust. Dunhuang became a scene from an apocalyptic film when a wall of sand from the Gobi ...

Beijing: A massive sandstorm coupled with high air pollution swept across Beijing on Monday morning, turning the sky yellow and brown, limiting visibility to less than 1,000 meters. Pushing the air ...

Dramatic photos and videos going viral on social media have captured the moment a massive sandstorm swept over the capital of Niger on Monday. One video, which is being widely shared online, shows a ...

Tons of sand turned Beijing's sky orange as the strongest sandstorm this year hit northern China, a gritty reminder that the country's expanding deserts have led to a sharp increase in the storms. The ...

A sandstorm that hit Beijing on Sunday morning pushed air pollution levels off the charts, turned the sky yellow and reduced the sun to a blue dot. The storm was the second to hit the Chinese capital ...

Beijing is suffering its second sandstorm in two weeks, turning the sky yellow and making the sun appear blue and triggering weather warnings. The unusual weather in the Chinese capital is due to ...