You’re likely familiar with hurricane categories and the EF scale for tornadoes, but now dust storms in Phoenix have a scale of their own.

In 2018, a solar event influenced a Martian dust storm, ending the life of NASA's Opportunity rover.

China and the southern United States were hit last year by some of their worst sand and dust storms in decades, the United ...

Every year the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) puts out a Dust Bulletin—a record of how many sand and dust storms hit ...

Solar storms may affect weather on Mars when they strike at the same time as major Martian dust storms, a new study suggests ...

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 ...

Flights at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport ground to a halt after a wall of dust rolled across the metro area, ...

Dust storms originate when strong surface winds exceed the threshold friction velocity of dry, loose soils, lifting mineral particles into the atmosphere. Uplifted particles are sorted by size: coarse ...

Dust from the Great Salt Lake’s exposed lakebed contains harmful pollutants, worsening air quality and posing risks to ...

China and the southern U.S. faced severe sand storms in 2025, impacting health, transport, and economies, warns the UN's World Meteorological Organisation.