A major monsoon storm hit the Phoenix metro area and Pinal County, marking the largest of 2025. Tens of thousands are without ...

A towering wall of dust, known as a haboob, swallowed large parts of Phoenix and surrounding areas on Monday evening. The ...

The intense dust storm, also known as a haboob, arrived in the region just before 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, according to satellite images released by the National Weather Service.

The Sahara Desert is Earth’s largest source of airborne dust. In winter and spring storms, Saharan dust often fertilizes the soils of the Amazon rainforest.

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 ...

The National Weather Service issued a dust storm warning for Maricopa County for July 2. Flights at Phoenix Sky Harbor also were halted.

North Texas is at risk of tornado, large hail and damaging winds. More than 600 miles away on the western border, thunderstorm winds have lifted up mass amounts of dirt, and a wall of dust is ...

When Saharan dust is present, temperatures tend to rise sharply. Dust particles absorb sunlight during the day, warming the air and reducing radiational cooling at night. This, in turn, can lead to ...

Saharan dust is different from common dust storms in West Texas. This weekend, a large plume of dust continues to move northwest toward Texas and will impact our area for several days.

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