A new study of seafloor sediments suggests reactions in the atmosphere convert dust-borne iron into forms more readily taken ...

Over 240 million metric tons of Saharan dust blows over the Atlantic Ocean each year. On Bermuda, the Bahamas and other islands, it turns soils red. But much of it settles on the ocean ...

A variety of geoengineering technologies are being closely studied to rapidly remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But ...

Weak low pressure in the Mediterranean set up southerly winds from Saharan Africa across the Mediterranean into Europe, drawing dust into Italy and southern France. High-pressure ridging from the ...

This track to the west matches up nicely with typhoon “Yinxing” over the Western Pacific which will be moving near the far ...

South-easterly winds have coated Britain in a toxic Saharan dust cloud. Combined with domestic pollution, the sand has caused air quality to plummet and engulfed many parts of the country in smog-like ...

* After a Cat. 3 landfall late Wed. 40 miles SW of Havana, Rafael will move over the Gulf of Mexico through the weekend. * “ ...

A study by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), an agency dependent on the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of Spain, concludes that the most intense Saharan dust events ...

Tropics threats for Jacksonville/NE Florida/SE Georgia: Rafael will move from the Caribbean to the Gulf of Mexico with its ...

The Canary Islands are bracing for a spike in temperatures starting today after days of mild weather, overcast skies, and ...

Solar power experts are encouraging Houstonians to clean their panels to avoid losing energy during the upcoming year. The Lone Star State faced hazy skies in July due to Saharan dust blowing ...

and southwesterly winds in the winter and spring that dumped the Saharan dust onto the Alps, causing a warming effect on the ice. Switzerland is home to the most glaciers of any country in Europe ...