It was a haboob, or a dust storm, created by winds from a thunderstorm. Witnesses rushed to post the spectacle on social media. Some described the surreal scene as like being on a movie set ...

Wind speeds around 10 miles per hour are ideal for dispelling pollution, but anything over 20 miles per hour will likely stir up dust. And with minimal rain since Aug. 22 in Phoenix, conditions on ...

Mars' southern hemisphere absorbs a lot of the sun's energy during the Red Planet's spring, and that may be causing Mars' dust storms, a new study suggests. When you purchase through links on our ...

Pictures have emerged of a huge dust storm that formed outside Onslow in the Pilbara just after midday on Saturday. Onlookers have compared the sight to Hollywood special effects "like Indiana ...

As hazy skies linger over metro Phoenix, some people may wonder if smoke from the Southern California wildfires is to blame. But while the Valley is under the influence of a similar weather system, it ...

Mars is well-known for its dust storms, which occur every Martian year during summer in the southern hemisphere. Every three Martian years (five and a half Earth years), these storms grow so large ...