Countries that get sandstorms are Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mongolia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan. Sand and dust storms are natural hazards, the same as smoke, fires, floods, severe storms and volcanoes.

Where do most sandstorms occur?

Where do sandstorms occur? You'll mostly find them in dry, hot desert regions. You can also find them in the US, especially in dry and flat regions like Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. They can occur is desert regions across the world.

Does China have sand storms?

China suffers from enormous sandstorms each spring when sand is lifted from the Gobi desert in the north of the country and Mongolia. ... The sandstorms have been made worse by desertification — the Gobi desert increases in size each year, transforming farmland into desert.