Extreme weather events like dust storms, floods, and high winds are spreading dangerous fungal spores. Climate change is causing fungi to become more resilient and expand into new geographic areas.

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

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 ...

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Many Phoenix residents woke up Monday, March 30, to a hazy sky and questions about what is behind the bad air quality. A late-night dust storm blew through Phoenix around 9 p.m., leaving many ...

Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, economies and the environment, the U.N. World Meteorological Organization says.

A massive dust storm, or haboob, swept across the Sahara Desert from western Algeria into Mauritania, Morocco, Western Sahara and the Canary Islands on March 30. The dust stretched for more than 1,000 ...

A large dust storm, or haboob, moved from Libya across the Mediterranean Sea to coat the island of Crete in Greece with dust, and create apocalyptic red skies on April 1. From weather satellites, the ...