A so-far unremarkable Atlantic hurricane season is heading for a 'pivot point,' forecasters warn. Here's what to expect.

Saharan dust in a nutshell During West Africa's monsoon season, which started last month continues through August, rain-cooled air kicks up desert dust in the Sahara high into the atmosphere.

On a recent flight home to Salt Lake City, I gazed out the window and shuddered. The ground below was riddled with cracks. Sporadic green pools dotted the dry earth where vast water had once been.

A new World Meteorological Organization report warns of the exacting toll that sand and dust storms are having on global health and economies. The report pinpoints South Africa’s West Coast as a dust ...

Several Gulf Coast states are at risk of heavy rain this week as a storm system that could become tropical in nature arrives.

Morocco’s cycle of droughts followed by floods has sparked a surge of cloud seeding conspiracy theories, as communities ...

Dust from the Sahara Desert, once a massive lake, travels across the Atlantic Ocean. This dust, rich in potassium and iron from dead diatoms, fertilizes the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon River ...