What is the cause of sandstorm?

Sandstorms -- also called duststorms -- are caused by strong winds blowing over loose soil or sand, and picking up so much of that material that visibility is greatly reduced. The widespread abundance of loose sand in deserts makes them the most common locations for sandstorms to form.Nov 28, 2010 read more

A sandstorm can last from several hours to a full day. The sand moving within a sandstorm can clog nearly anything mechanical. Breathing is also a problem, and masks are a necessary precaution during a sandstorm. Most sandstorms affect only one to three miles, so air travel is usually not a problem. There are two types of sandstorms. read more

In desert regions at certain times of the year, sandstorms become more frequent because the strong heating of the air over the desert causes the lower atmosphere to become unstable. This instability mixes strong winds in the middle troposphere downward to the surface, producing stronger winds at the surface. read more

a sandstorm is very strong windstorm, especially in the desert, that carries clouds of sand or dust, and greatly reduces visibility. in the deserts mostly read more