A massive cloud of dust that has traveled thousands of miles from the Sahara Desert is expected to reach Florida as early as the afternoon of June 4 before spreading through the Gulf Coast and ...

A Sahara Desert cloud of dust is moving over the Atlantic Ocean toward the U.S., and is expected to cover southeastern areas by June 4, weather experts say. "While smoke invades the U.S. from the ...

A good soaking rain can occasionally spare you a trip to the car wash, but that wasn’t in the cards for some residents of Maine one recent spring morning. A warm front swept across the state the night ...

A massive cloud of dust all the way from the Sahara Desert is about to land in Florida. Now, June usually marks the start of what's called dust plume season. And to chat more with us about this, we've ...

A new study shows that natural dust particles swirling in from faraway deserts can trigger freezing of clouds in Earth's Northern Hemisphere. This subtle mechanism influences how much sunlight clouds ...

Using 35 years of satellite data, researchers observed a consistent pattern for ice cloud formation stemming from desert dust in the atmosphere. The way clouds freeze is vital piece of the puzzle for ...

A giant cloud of dust from the Sahara is forecast to hit southeastern states this week. NPR speaks with Jason Dunion, a hurricane scientist at NOAA, about what to expect. A massive cloud of dust all ...