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Thousands brave wild weather, dust storms for Burning Man in Nevada desert

Blinding dust storms, thunderstorms and high winds greet the thousands descending on the Nevada desert for the annual Burning ...

Massive dust storm slams Phoenix, causing damage and delays at the airport and knocking out power

A towering wall of dust, known meteorologically as a haboob, swallowed parts of metro Phoenix Monday evening, plunging the ...
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Dust storm followed by violent thunderstorms leaves more than 60000 Arizona homes without power

A towering wall of dust, known as a haboob, swallowed large parts of Phoenix and surrounding areas on Monday evening. The ...
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Massive dust storm leaves thousands without power and blinds drivers in southwest US

Now the term is used across the world to describe any wind-driven sandstorm or dust storm in arid or semi-arid regions, like Phoenix in the Sonoran Desert. Haboobs often occur as a result of a ...

Phoenix Haboob: Tens Of Thousands Lose Power As Blinding Dust Storm Grounds Flights

You couldn't see farther than 50 feet in front of you if you were in the middle of this dust storm, and forget about taking ...

Dust storms, heat, thunder: Burning Man attendees face wild weather

Strong dust storms and 50 mph wind gusts ripped through Black Rock City on Saturday, wreaking havoc on campsites and causing ...

Wild dust storm wreaks havoc at Burning Man festival as campsites blown away, traffic delays pushed to 8 hours

A powerful dust storm wreaked havoc on Nevada’s annual Burning Man festival over the weekend, tossing around early attendees’ ...

Biofilm takes flight

Reichman University study has revealed that bacteria carried on desert dust storms from the Sahara and Egypt can survive by ...