Illinois Highway Reopens After Dust Storm Crashes Kill 6 May 3, 2023 By John O'Connor DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — An interstate highway in Illinois reopened Tuesday after a windstorm that kicked up clouds of blinding...
Arizona: Tornado Damages Homes, Power Lost in Dust Storms October 5, 2022 WILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) — Up to 10 homes were damaged after a tornado touched down in northern Arizona Monday while...
Iraqi Merchants Struggle on Amid Series of Strong Sandstorms May 17, 2022 By Samya Kullab BAGHDAD (AP) — The thick layer of dust blanketing the sky did not deter Muhammed Ghalib from walking to work...
Saharan Dust Storm Covers Spain, Spreads Out Across Europe March 17, 2022 By Joseph Wilson BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A huge dust storm swirling over Europe from the Sahara desert made it hard to breathe...
‘Beached Whale’ Ship Could Block Suez Canal for Weeks March 25, 2021 By Yusri Mohamed, Gavin Maguire and Florence Tan ISMAILIA, Egypt — A container ship blocking the Suez Canal like a “beached whale” may take weeks to free, the...
Tugs Work to Free Giant Container Ship Stranded in Suez Canal March 24, 2021 By Yusri Mohamed, Jessica Jaganathan and Florence Tan CAIRO — The shortest shipping route from Europe to Asia remained blocked on Wednesday as eight tug boats struggled to...
West Texas Gets 1,000-Foot Wall of Dust With Cold Front March 14, 2014 By BETSY BLANEY A wall of dust as tall as 1,000 feet and 200 miles wide that roared across parts of West Texas...
Rare Dust Storm Causes Several Crashes on Central Illinois Highway January 27, 2014 A rare dust storm forced state transportation authorities to shut down a 5-mile stretch of a central Illinois highway because...
Arizona Legislator Had Close Call in I-10 Dust Storm November 6, 2013 An Arizona legislator had a narrow escape on Interstate 10 last week during a dust storm in Pinal County when...
1 Person Killed in 26-Car Nevada Sandstorm Pileup June 13, 2013 By MICHELLE RINDELS Twenty-six vehicles slammed into each other during a sandstorm in rural Northern Nevada, killing one person, seriously injuring several others...