A study shows that global atmospheric dust -- microscopic airborne particles from desert dust storms -- has a slight overall cooling effect on the planet that has hidden the full amount of warming ...

Dust plays a major role in the formation of ice in the atmosphere. A new analysis of satellite data, published in Science, shows that dust can cause a cloud’s water droplets to freeze at warmer ...

It’s no secret that humans have made big changes to Earth and its atmosphere. But as greenhouse gases have built up in the air and our planet’s average surface temperature has risen, a lesser-known ...

For decades, scientists have assumed the majority of global dust emissions came from windswept deserts in North Africa. But new analyses are upending that assumption. Two studies, published in JGR ...

Start with heat. Rising temperatures across MENA dry soils, weaken vegetation cover and expand desert margins. This is not merely a land-use problem; it is an atmospheric one. As soils desiccate, fine ...

A plume of dust is affecting air quality in Florida and may reach other Southern states soon. Here’s what we know about the potential health effects. By Maggie Astor A plume of dust that has traveled ...