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Iraqis Cover Soil With Clay To Curb Sandstorms
Deep in Iraq's southern desert, bulldozers and earthmovers spread layers of moist clay over sand dunes as part of a broader effort to fight increasingly frequent sandstorms.
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Video Shows Powerful Dust Storm Covering Everything on Its Path In Arizona: "Sand Apocalypse"
Residents called it "sand apocalypse" and shared frightening pictures of the "epic dust storm" on social media platforms.
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Video: Rare Sandstorm Turns Southern Peru Skies Orange, Stuns Tourists
A rare sand and dust storm hit southern Peru, halting traffic and tourism, with viral videos capturing the chaos.
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Huge Dust, Thunderstorm In Delhi After Days Of Scorching Heat
Delhi was in for a windy surprise this evening after a major sand and thunderstorm turned the skies in the city and the adjoining area murky after days of scorching summer.
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Sand And Dust Storms With Life Threatening Effects Increasing, Warns UN
The UN warned Wednesday that the number of sand and dust storms are increasing "dramatically" with Central Asia most hit by the dangerous phenomena.
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Watch: Strong Winds And Sand Storm Sweeps Across Egypt's Cairo
One person died and five others were injured on Thursday when a billboard collapsed as a result of the sandstorm sweeping through Cairo.
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Your Netflix Bragging Rights List: 15 Must-See Films Hiding In Plain Sight
These films span the globe - from Brazil and Argentina to Nigeria and Ghana, from Canada and France to Denmark and Hungary
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Watch: Runway Barely Visible, Pilot Lands Plane During Sandstorm
A pilot's skilled landing in the middle of a raging sandstorm in Saudi Arabia has impressed Twitterati. Footage of the landing - which captures the runway slowly disappear in clouds of sand and dust - was tweeted by the World Meteorological Organization or WMO on Friday and been watched 23,000 times already.
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Soutltrait Leads After Stage 3 Of Merzouga Rally
A sand storm during the second half of the stage made things difficult for the riders in Stage 3 of the Afriquia Merzouga Rally. Sherco TVS rider Juan Pedrero is in fifth position overall, while Hero MotoSports rider C S Santosh retained 15th position.
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Grammys 2016: Kendrick Lamar Storms Nominations, Taylor Swift Trails
Kendrick Lamar led the Grammy nominations with 11 nods, while Taylor and The Weeknd got seven nominations each. Kendrick will compete in the best album category with Taylor's 1989, The Weeknd's Beauty Behind the Madness, country singer Chris Stapleton's Traveller and rock band Alabama Shakes' Sand & Color
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3 Dead as Cyclone-Like Storm Lashes Sydney Region
Three people died as Sydney and surrounding areas were lashed by wild weather Tuesday with trees felled, power cuts hitting thousands of homes and sand drifts sweeping inland off the iconic Bondi beach.
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Over 200 IAS officers suspended in 20 years, UP tops the list
If you don't like an officer, shunt them out - a rising trend that has pitted governments against bureaucrats. The controversial suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal has caused a political storm, but she joins the club of over 200 officers across India suspended over the years on political whims.
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Second blizzard bearing down on Plains region
A second major winter storm was bearing down on the central Plains Sunday, forcing cancellations and sending public works crews scrambling for salt and sand supplies less than a week after another system dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the region.
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Marines practice amphibious war, storm US beaches
A small group of Marines trudged onto the beach sands in pitch-black night with an armada of US Navy warships sailing just off the shore. Their mission: root out insurgents that threatened to attack another American force to the south.
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Iraqis Cover Soil With Clay To Curb Sandstorms
Deep in Iraq's southern desert, bulldozers and earthmovers spread layers of moist clay over sand dunes as part of a broader effort to fight increasingly frequent sandstorms.
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Video Shows Powerful Dust Storm Covering Everything on Its Path In Arizona: "Sand Apocalypse"
Residents called it "sand apocalypse" and shared frightening pictures of the "epic dust storm" on social media platforms.
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Video: Rare Sandstorm Turns Southern Peru Skies Orange, Stuns Tourists
A rare sand and dust storm hit southern Peru, halting traffic and tourism, with viral videos capturing the chaos.
-
Huge Dust, Thunderstorm In Delhi After Days Of Scorching Heat
Delhi was in for a windy surprise this evening after a major sand and thunderstorm turned the skies in the city and the adjoining area murky after days of scorching summer.
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Sand And Dust Storms With Life Threatening Effects Increasing, Warns UN
The UN warned Wednesday that the number of sand and dust storms are increasing "dramatically" with Central Asia most hit by the dangerous phenomena.
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Watch: Strong Winds And Sand Storm Sweeps Across Egypt's Cairo
One person died and five others were injured on Thursday when a billboard collapsed as a result of the sandstorm sweeping through Cairo.
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Your Netflix Bragging Rights List: 15 Must-See Films Hiding In Plain Sight
These films span the globe - from Brazil and Argentina to Nigeria and Ghana, from Canada and France to Denmark and Hungary
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Watch: Runway Barely Visible, Pilot Lands Plane During Sandstorm
A pilot's skilled landing in the middle of a raging sandstorm in Saudi Arabia has impressed Twitterati. Footage of the landing - which captures the runway slowly disappear in clouds of sand and dust - was tweeted by the World Meteorological Organization or WMO on Friday and been watched 23,000 times already.
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Soutltrait Leads After Stage 3 Of Merzouga Rally
A sand storm during the second half of the stage made things difficult for the riders in Stage 3 of the Afriquia Merzouga Rally. Sherco TVS rider Juan Pedrero is in fifth position overall, while Hero MotoSports rider C S Santosh retained 15th position.
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Grammys 2016: Kendrick Lamar Storms Nominations, Taylor Swift Trails
Kendrick Lamar led the Grammy nominations with 11 nods, while Taylor and The Weeknd got seven nominations each. Kendrick will compete in the best album category with Taylor's 1989, The Weeknd's Beauty Behind the Madness, country singer Chris Stapleton's Traveller and rock band Alabama Shakes' Sand & Color
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3 Dead as Cyclone-Like Storm Lashes Sydney Region
Three people died as Sydney and surrounding areas were lashed by wild weather Tuesday with trees felled, power cuts hitting thousands of homes and sand drifts sweeping inland off the iconic Bondi beach.
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Over 200 IAS officers suspended in 20 years, UP tops the list
If you don't like an officer, shunt them out - a rising trend that has pitted governments against bureaucrats. The controversial suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal has caused a political storm, but she joins the club of over 200 officers across India suspended over the years on political whims.
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Second blizzard bearing down on Plains region
A second major winter storm was bearing down on the central Plains Sunday, forcing cancellations and sending public works crews scrambling for salt and sand supplies less than a week after another system dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the region.
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Marines practice amphibious war, storm US beaches
A small group of Marines trudged onto the beach sands in pitch-black night with an armada of US Navy warships sailing just off the shore. Their mission: root out insurgents that threatened to attack another American force to the south.
