Did you know a massive plume of dust from Africa is on its way across the ocean — and it could impact this hurricane season?

Every year, roughly 182 million tons of dust lifts off the western edge of the Sahara Desert and begins a 5,000-mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean. About 28 million tons of that material settles ...

Dust from the Sahara Desert could help keep a lid on Atlantic hurricanes, at least for the next few days. Hurricane forecasters on Wednesday continued to watch a plume of dust that had moved off ...

When Saharan dust reaches the UK and Europe, as a huge country-sized cloud did over the past few days, it can transform the sky. Tiny particles drifting in the atmosphere scatter blue light while ...

Dust from the Sahara Desert is currently moving across the Atlantic Ocean, which could make skies in the South hazy during early June. The Sahara Desert in North Africa spans more than 3.5 million ...

This Tuesday brings a DUSTY sunrise in Oklahoma as dust from the Saharan Desert has entered our skies through a jet stream wind. It is a DUSTY sunrise in Oklahoma this Tuesday! Dust from the Saharan ...

Desert storms that have sent massive plumes of dust across the oceans may have a small but significant effect on global temperatures, scientists say. New research found the microscopic particles ...

A NASA satellite image from 2013 shows a cloud of dust carried by strong winds from sources in the Western Sahara. Provided If you noticed hazy skies this week, it’s actually due to dust all the way ...

For five years now, a distinctive green laser beam has been shining at night up to 30 kilometers (19 miles) above the harbor ...

When Saharan dust reaches the UK and Europe, as a huge country-sized cloud did over the past few days, it can transform the sky. Tiny particles drifting in the atmosphere scatter blue light while ...