Dust storms are nothing new to Arizona, a state that sees the massive walls of dust roll in every year. In the past month, the Phoenix area saw two major storms, causing flight cancellations, damaged ...

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 ...

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 ...

A massive wall of dust, known as a dust storm or haboob, swept into downtown Phoenix on Monday evening, reducing visibility to nearly nothing and causing travel chaos, both on the ground and in the ...

Called a haboob, the dust was accompanied by rain and wind that left thousands without power and caused delays at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix and other cities in Arizona were ...

Many Imperial Valley residents have grown weary of repeated public health studies around the Salton Sea. One group of scientists is trying to focus on solutions instead. Amato Evan was in the desert ...

Photographer Mike Olbinski jokes that he's always 10 minutes late to a storm. On this day, he was determined to get the picture. Olbinski and other storm chasers have been frustrated by an uneventful ...

A violent weekend dust storm wreaked havoc on the annual Burning Man festival as it swept through Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, but organizers reopened gates Monday to festivalgoers amid new threats of ...

Mars isn’t just dusty—it crackles with electricity. Scientists discovered that dust devils can generate tiny electric sparks, ...