Known officially as the Saharan Air Layer, Saharan dust is dry, dusty air that forms over the Sahara Desert in northern ...

Fluorescence lidar technology enables a better determination of the origin of particles in the atmosphere. The method can ...

After making its way across the Atlantic Ocean, a massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert is expected to reach the U.S.

A new study has revealed for the first time that ancient carbon, stored in landscapes for thousands of years or more, can ...

The Saharan dust plume is about 2,000 miles wide from west to east and 750 miles long from north to south. Have you seen one ...

A new study details processes that keep pollutants aloft despite a drop in emissions.

A giant plume of Saharan dust is expected to arrive in Florida this week. Here's what to expect in Naples and Collier County.

The Saharan Air Layer can tame hurricanes, help grow fish food in the ocean, beautify sunsets, trigger asthma attacks, and ...

It will be nice again to get more proper weather into the area to finish May and to start June as warmer days are here for ...

The ice held part of the answer to a question that had vexed scientists for years: How much of the methane in the atmosphere, one of the most potent sources of global warming, comes from the oil ...

In a report released in early 2023, scientists keeping track of the ozone layer noted that Earth's atmosphere is recovering. The ozone layer will be restored to its 1980 condition—before the ...

New Update: Spacecraft Crashes Into Earth After Over 5 Decades In Orbit A spacecraft launched more than 50 years ago has crashed into Earth. The defunct probe from the former Soviet Union, known as ...