Imagine driving down a desert highway on a bright summer afternoon when suddenly, the horizon disappears behind a towering wall of dust. Then, within minutes, the sky darkens, visibility drops to zero ...

Massive walls of dust and debris called haboobs that roll through the U.S. Southwest can be awe-inspiring and terrifying, especially for motorists caught in their path. Thunderstorms spawn the ...

Massive walls of dust and debris called haboobs that roll through the U.S. Southwest can be awe-inspiring and terrifying, especially for motorists caught in their path. Thunderstorms spawn the ...

Arizona’s recent haboobs are dramatic but common, driven by thunderstorm winds. Wisconsin once saw Prairie dust darken its skies during the 1930s Dust Bowl. Better farming and forecasting has lowered ...

Residents of Utah, especially ones living around the Great Salt Lake, are acutely vulnerable to the harmful effects of dust pollution, a new study found. Scientists were already well aware that Salt ...

The climate wars in the U.S. are already so broad and complex that they are hard to track, and probably impossible to settle completely in the short term. Add to the problems of floods, tornadoes, ...

Dust storms are a growing part of life in the Imperial Valley and eastern San Diego County. KPBS’s Kori Suzuki spoke to one scientist about different ways you can stay safe. From afar, the largest ...

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