Mother Nature caused a pause for Burning Man. Winds whipped up a massive dust storm that tossed tents and art installations, SF Gate reported. The National Weather Service called it a “wall of blowing dust."

“Black Cloud” wasn’t the first Burning Man artwork to draw attention to the horrors of Russia’s war on Ukraine. At last year’s festival, Deynega and other Ukrainian artists unveiled “I’m Fine,” a more than 2,000-pound sculpture made of street signs from across the nation that were damaged by bullets and shrapnel.

"There were wind gusts over 45 mph for a sustained period of time," a Burning Man project spokesperson wrote in an emailed statement to SFGATE. "Participants and staff were advised to batten down their camps and avoid driving during low visibility."