A composite image shows stock photos of Google Maps and the Mojave Desert. Getty ... 911 because they were "pretty far out in the desert, ... were occupied dealing with the ongoing dust storm.

A new "airborne danger" is approaching from the tropics as large clouds of dust travel 5,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa's Sahara Desert to the Caribbean and southeastern U.S.

Saharan dust is expected to blow across the Atlantic Ocean and reach Louisiana. How will the dust impact hurricane season?

Angelos Tzortzinis—Getty Images Clouds of dust blown in from the Sahara covered Athens and other Greek cities on April 23, 2024, in one of the worst such episodes to hit the country since 2018 ...

Saharan dust is hurtling toward the United States, with a massive plume headed for Florida on Saturday. But what is Saharan dust, and what could it do once it arrives? Here’s what you need to know.

The dust storms can travel for miles and span several miles wide and high. On July 5, 2011, a dust storm grew to 100 miles wide and more than 1 mile high, and dumped 40,000 tons of dust on Phoenix ...

How desert dust can influence the Atlantic hurricane season. ... Its dry air cuts off the moisture storms need to develop, and its strong winds can disrupt the organization of storm systems.

Rare back-to-back wind events have spread dust from the Southwest across the eastern U.S. and Canada. By Amy Graff Nazaneen Ghaffar and Judson Jones Amy Graff and Nazaneen Ghaffar are reporters on ...

On July 5, 2011, a dust storm grew to 100 miles wide and more than 1 mile high, and dumped 40,000 tons of dust on Phoenix in just two hours. Clean up took days.