A team of researchers has been studying meteorological and air quality data collected during the 189 dust storms we’ve ...

A team 22 meteorologists and weather experts has spent years developing the first standardized dust storm scale.

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 ...

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They can seem to appear from nowhere, swirling and pulsing as they grow to cover the horizon, reducing visibility to zero as they swallow freeways, streets and entire neighborhoods. They are haboobs, ...

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 ...

Dust storms in Arizona can kick up fungal spores that lead to Valley Fever, a disease with symptoms ranging from mild, flu-like illness to a severe, long-term infection that can spread to the brain.

A strong November storm system brought unusual, quarter-sized hail to parts of Phoenix, coating neighborhoods in white slush. The hail was caused by a slow-moving, cold-core low-pressure system that ...