Saharan dust is expected to hit the Texas Gulf Coast by Sunday, becoming the most irritating to sensitive eyes and noses by ...

The next round of Saharan dust is likely to move toward the Texas Gulf Coast by Sunday, becoming the most concentrated early ...

Saharan dust refers to fine particles of sand and mineral dust lifted from the Sahara Desert. The dust particles are small enough to be carried by strong winds (often referred to as the trade winds) ...

In the week ahead, strong winds from the Sahara Desert will pick up its mineral dust and the jetstream will carry it more than 5000 miles west to the U.S. For North Texas, ...

Dust from the Sahara is threatening Europe’s solar energy plans by blocking sunlight and confusing prediction models. As ...

What is Saharan dust? Saharan dust is made up of sand and mineral particles swept up from 3.5 million square miles of Africa's Sahara Desert. Also called the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) by the ...

Astronomers have spotted a small rocky planet that orbits perilously close to its host star disintegrating as its surface is vaporized by stellar heat, trailed by a comet-like tail of mineral dust ...

HOUSTON — Every summer, massive dust storms sweep across the Sahara Desert in Africa, lifting the fine sand and mineral dust particles into the air. The last time Saharan dust made its ...

Why a plume of Saharan dust arriving in Houston is actually a good thing for hurricane season. The mineral particles don't just make skies hazy and give sunsets an orange glow. ...

Find out the symptoms and treatment of pneumoconiosis, a lung disease that sometimes affects miners, builders, and other workers who breathe in certain kinds of dust.

The Sahara Desert in North Africa spans more than 3.5 million square miles and, here, winds pick up vast amounts of mineral dust and carry them across the desert. This year, ...

A Saharan dust plume will hit Florida June 4. Here's how it could affect Treasure Coast The Saharan dust plume is about 2,000 miles wide from west to east and 750 miles long from north to south.