About a year ago, plumes of westward dust blown in from the Sahara Desert caused hazy skies and ...

The scale would rate a storm based on the amount of dust in the air, as well as other components, researchers say.

Dust storms pose significant hazards to human health, aviation safety, agriculture and infrastructure across arid and semi-arid regions. Their detection and monitoring have advanced through the ...

The technology used to predict sand and dust storm (SDS) severity has for decades systematically overestimated when and where sediment is transported across Earth's surface, a new study shows.

More than 1 million people were told to stay inside for seven hours on Tuesday as a warning went out about the new threat.

Dramatic videos circulating earlier this week showed walls of dust towering over roadways, prompting warnings.

Editor's Note: Monday afternoon, the Storm Prediction Center upgraded parts of the Chicago area to a "slight" risk of severe weather, which ranks as level two of five. The National Weather Service has ...

Howling wind and a Prairie dust storm hit May 14. Daniel Bezte on the ingredients that aligned — and why late spring keeps ...