Modern warfare is usually studied through politics and strategy, but its impact on atmospheric dust is often overlooked.

Another underestimated hazard is blowing dust. Spring wind events can produce sudden dust storms that reduce visibility to ...

RIYADH — The National Center for Meteorology (NCM) has issued orange and red weather warnings for several regions across Saudi Arabia due to dust and sand storms expected to significantly reduce ...

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Mars often feels distant and silent, but the surface stays far from calm. Winds move across dry ground every day and lift fine dust into the air. Over time, this moving dust forms spinning columns ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Traveling along a Kansas highway during a dust storm can be hazardous– and even deadly. One such storm this past March 14, when eight people lost their lives in a 71-vehicle ...

Thomas White receives funding from UKRI (ESRC) (ES/W005433/1). Andreas Baas has held a 2025 President's International Fellowship (PIFI) with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Han Cheng does not work ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Kansas Department of Transportation is launching a safety campaign for drivers ahead of a forecasted high wind event on Thursday. KDOT says dust storms often occur in the ...

Sometimes you get a small electric shock from touching your car door handle on a dry summer's day. The source of these shocks is a spark discharge, occurring between your body and the body of the car.

The study presents the first in-situ evidence of electrical activity in the Martian atmosphere, identifying 55 distinct triboelectric discharge events. These electrical discharges, unlike terrestrial ...