A towering wall of dust, known meteorologically as a haboob, swallowed parts of metro Phoenix Monday evening, plunging the ...

Haboob is an Arabic word for a violent dust storm or sandstorm. Haboobs form when cold downdrafts from thunderstorms slam into the hot desert floor, spreading out in all directions. A looming haboob ...

As climate change increases heat and dryness in Southern California and the Central Valley, dust storms pose an increasing ...

Haboob is an Arabic word for a violent dust or sandstorm. They form when cold downdrafts from thunderstorms slam into the hot desert floor, spreading out in all directions. This rush of air can stir ...

Even though valley fever is not caused by dust storms, the storms still come with a plethora of health risks. Health issues like asthma and other respiratory diseases can worsen from the inhalation of ...

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 ...

At the end of August, a wall of dust rolled into Phoenix. Although haboobs aren't unusual in my hometown, this one was particularly imposing, stretching hundreds of feet high and knocking out power ...

Haboobs can strike suddenly, making driving conditions hazardous. The dust quickly reduces visibility and has caused massive ...

The slow-moving cloud — known as a haboob — hit parts of Phoenix and Arizona City, 60 miles to the southeast, late Monday ...

Parts of central Arizona were engulfed by a towering wall of dust on Monday evening — producing dramatic scenes that sent shockwaves far beyond the Grand Canyon state. " It was larger and it went ...

To be classified as a derecho, a windstorm must have winds of at least 58 mph, some gusts over 75 mph and a wind damage path ...

The desert winds sweep east Saturday, carrying Sparky and his pitchfork from the scorching sands of Tempe to the banks of the ...