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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Marina Dunbar

Burning Man attendees face more weather woes as thunderstorms loom

A man holds up a tent structure
The Burning Man site, a day before the annual festival's start, in Gerlach, Nevada, on 23 August 2025, in a still image obtained from a social media video. Photograph: Simba Khela/Reuters

Visitors arriving in Nevada’s desert for this year’s Burning Man festival have so far encountered heavy winds and dust storms, and could be in for thunderstorms as well, with the harsh conditions possibly persisting for several days.

The famous gathering began Sunday in the Black Rock Desert, roughly 100 miles (160km) north of Reno. Strong winds and dust storms disrupted the event over the weekend, temporarily pausing activities, tearing through tents and reducing visibility to nearly nothing.

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