Researchers say that dust storms cost the U.S. billions of dollars annually already, and could be getting worse and more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A towering cloud of dust engulfs part of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Monday. (City of Phoenix / Associated Press) ...

Fungi are taking the U.S. by storm — and not in the good way.

In August 2023, a powerful yet localized dust storm swept across Mars’ northern high latitudes during its summer season in the northern hemisphere, unexpectedly making water vapor rise to extreme ...

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 ...

So-called "fungal storms" occur when airborne spores are spread by dust, wind, and flooding. Climate change is causing these microscopic threats to spread farther and become more resilient. While most ...

This year's Burning Man festival began with a dust storm and ended with news of a suspected homicide. The nine-day festival, which wrapped up on Monday, once again made headlines after attendees ...

Dust storms regularly affect northern China, including its capital, Beijing. In recent years, Chinese scientists and officials have traced the source of the dust storms to its neighbor Mongolia. Much ...