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Sandstorms appear to swallow up entire cities. on the ground, the sky can turn deep red making conditions treacherous. >> you said you've never seen a dust storm. where are you from? >> iersy. >> reporter: what do you think about this? >> we don't get these out there. jersey. >> we get water instead of dust. >> this is mnot my favorite weather. >> reporter: scientists are going inside these monstrous sandstorms known as hab boobs le never before. >> we track the particles. >> reporter: they use wind tunnels to recreate sandstorms following the path of more than 4,000 particles. by following th...