NASA Stories about Dust and Dust Storms
May 17, 2010: Dust Cloud From China Shows How We Share the Air - The air we breathe doesn't always come from our own backyard. In fact, sometimes it doesn't even come from our neighbors.
July 20, 2007: Mars Rovers Caught in Severe Dust Storm - A severe dust storm is underway on Mars, causing an energy crisis for NASA's Mars rovers. Dust in the atmosphere has blocked 99 percent of direct sunlight to Opportunity's solar panels.
April 13, 2007: Dusty Hurricanes - Throw gasoline on a fire, and the flames swell to a raging inferno. Throw dirt on a fire, and the flames suffocate. But what happens when you throw dirt on a hurricane?
July 14, 2005: The Devils of Mars - When humans visit Mars, they'll have to watch out for towering electrified dust devils.
July 09, 2003: Mars Dust - On July 1st a bright dust cloud spilled out of Hellas Basin, a giant impact crater on Mars' southern hemisphere, and quickly grew large enough to see from Earth. Amateur astronomers have been tracking the cloud ever since.
December 06, 2002: City-swallowing Sand Dunes - NASA-supported researchers are studying the complex physics of migrating sand dunes--a grave concern in nations where the relentless advance of desert dunes is a serious threat to habitation and agriculture.
October 11, 2001: The Perfect Dust Storm Strikes Mars - Three months after it began, an awesome global dust storm on Mars is waning. Two NASA spacecraft have captured dazzling images of the planetary tempest.
August 30, 2001: Desert Dust Kills Florida Fish - New research links huge African dust clouds with red tides that kill millions of fish along the Florida coast each year.
July 16, 2001: Planet Gobbling Dust Storms - An enormous dust storm has erupted on Mars, shrouding the planet in haze and raising the temperature of its atmosphere by a whopping 30 degrees.
June 26, 2001: All the World's a Stage ... for Dust - Tune in to a NASA website and watch giant dust clouds as they ride global rivers of air, cross-pollinating continents with topsoil and microbes.
June 18, 2001: Mobile Homes for Microbes - African dust that crosses the Atlantic Ocean and brings beautiful sunsets to Florida also carries potentially harmful bacteria and fungi, a new study shows.
May 22, 2001: Dust Begets Dust - Everyone knows that dry weather leads to dusty soils, but new research suggests that dust might in turn lead to dry weather.
May 17, 2001: The Pacific Dust Express - North America has been sprinkled with a dash of Asia! A dust cloud from China crossed the Pacific Ocean recently and rained Asian dust from Alaska to Florida.
Other NASA Dust Links
NASA Explains "Dust Bowl" Drought
What Causes Dust Storms on Mars?
A Picture Gallery of Martian Dust Storms
When the Dust Settles
From the Dust Bowl to the Sahel
NOAA Dust Links
NOAA Explains The "Black Sunday" Dust Storm of 14 April 1935
European Space Agency (ESA) Dust Links
Earth from Space: Beijing blanketed in dust
Researchers convinced satellites are helpful in tracking epidemics
Satellites monitoring dust storms linked to health risk