A video of a family seeking shelter during a tornado warning in Oklahoma City has raised questions about safety options when caught in a storm outside.

In West Texas, rain doesn’t settle dust; it can make it worse. But locals have a humorous idea—why not name our dust storms, ...

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

The real reason is less dramatic and more fascinating: Mars looks red mainly because iron-rich dust and rock oxidized over time, while the myth people still get wrong is the name, because Mars is ...

In a study published on Feb. 2 in Communications: Earth & Environment, an international team of researchers reveals how, in 2023, an atypical storm during Mars’ northern summer lifted water into the ...

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 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas Department of Transportation and Kansas Highway Patrol are launching a new safety campaign, sharing safety guidance for western Kansas drivers traveling through areas ...

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 ...

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.