Powerful winds are carrying dust from Africa as far as southern England, as a heat dome keeps temperatures rising. By Judson Jones Judson Jones is a meteorologist and reporter for The Times. A storm ...
A heat dome is a high pressure system way up in the atmosphere that helps create and encase heat, kind of like a lid on a pot that holds in steam. By Isabella Grullón Paz and Camille Baker Hearing a ...
What is Saharan dust? Learn how dust from the Sahara Desert reaches Houston, affects air quality, creates hazy skies and ...
Big, strong, violent tornadoes don't happen that often around here. That all changed on May 31, 1985. At the time, the National Severe Storms Forecast Center noted that the atmosphere was ready for an ...
That Friday in the southwestern Algerian Sahara was scorching hot, with temperatures soaring well above 40°C. The horizon vibrated under the weight of the sun. It wasn’t only hot — it was suffocating, ...
Phoenix Fire has responded to nearly 80 mountain rescues this year, and officials say closed trails are not stopping everyone. An 82-year-old San Tan Valley woman is fighting for her life after a ...