Massive walls of dust and debris called haboobs that roll through the U.S. Southwest can be awe-inspiring and terrifying, especially for motorists caught in their path. Thunderstorms spawn the ...

How to protect yourself during a sudden dust storm. As California highway slides toward sea, the fix will take billions Kate Gosselin budgets Christmas for 8 kids 'to the penny' after losing reality ...

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

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. This week’s rainstorm — considered the strongest in years for October — could bring flooding and mudslides to ...

For anyone wondering whether intense dust storms, such as the haboob that enveloped Phoenix this week, are possible in Southern California, the answer is yes. They’ve hit in the recent past and are a ...

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, ...

Sarah Lynch Baldwin is a deputy managing editor of CBSNews.com. She helps lead national and breaking news coverage and shapes editorial workflows. A massive wall of dust — called a haboob — hit the ...

A new collaborative study between Reichman University and the Technion reveals, for the first time, how living bacteria are able to survive inside dust particles transported through the atmosphere by ...