Mystery of the dust storms sweeping the world: Experts baffled by spate of ‘haboobs’ which have brought travel chaos and turned day into night

Mystery of the dust storms sweeping the world: Experts baffled by spate of ‘haboobs’ which have brought travel chaos and turned day into night
This year has seen a rash of massive dust storms around the world that have led to travel chaos and blocked out sunlight – but experts cannot pinpoint the reason behind the spate. This week incredible footage showed the moment an unusual ‘apocalyptic’ dust storm, known in Arabic as a haboob, struck Belarus, turning day to night, and China has suffered four massive sandstorms since the start of the year.