6. The Sandstorm That Swallowed a City
Northern China experienced a sandstorm so massive it turned day into burnt-orange darkness. Surveillance cameras showed a towering wall of dust consuming skyscrapers block by block.
Residents wore masks and goggles as visibility dropped to near zero. Streetlights glowed faintly through the haze like distant planets. Videos spread globally, many viewers shocked that an entire metropolis could be engulfed so quickly. The storm illustrated the immense mobility of desert systems when driven by powerful winds.
