Botany professor emeritus Timm Hoffman and his colleagues are seeing eddies of dune sand piling up around quiver trees at study sites in northwestern South Africa. Hoffman has been studying the iconic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Sahara Desert cloud of dust is moving over the Atlantic Ocean toward the U.S., and is expected to cover southeastern areas by ...

Much has been written lately regarding the “sand problem” in our valley. I have a solution; but, first, some information. The wind blows and the water flows. The Banning Pass is a passageway for the ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A project to reduce the impacts of blowing dust and sand along Palm Springs roadways has begun construction. The nearly 600-foot wind wall project along North Gene Autry ...

Several major roads in Palm Springs have long been plagued by closures from blowing sand or flooding. One attempted fix, a “wind wall” along Gene Autry Trail at the wash, is now underway. More ...

China accelerates desert restoration: 3.5 billion-year-old microbes stabilize sand and protect ecosystems in months.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert for today's wind event. Today we will see strong wind gusts, blowing dust and sand with a red flag warning in place. After a calm weekend ...

A large dust cloud from the Sahara Desert is approaching the southeastern U.S., covering Florida first. Dust clouds can cause vibrant sunsets and sunrises, and a cooling effect. Haboobs are formed by ...