A new Indian study finds dust storms from the Thar desert can transport disease-linked bacteria to the Eastern Himalayas, altering mountain air and raising fresh public health concerns.

Dust storms from western India are carrying airborne bacteria, including pathogens linked to respiratory, skin, and ...

A new scientific study has found that airborne pathogens embedded in Transboundary Dust Transport from western India are travelling to Eastern Himalayas, which potentially contributes to respiratory, ...

Over more than two years of continuous monitoring, researchers tracked dust storms originating from the arid regions of ...

Desert dust storms carry harmful bacteria from western India to the Himalayas, altering airborne microbes and increasing risks of respiratory, skin, and gastrointestinal infections in high-altitude ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, economies and the environment, the U.N. World ...

Imagine driving down a desert highway on a bright summer afternoon when suddenly, the horizon disappears behind a towering wall of dust. Then, within minutes, the sky darkens, visibility drops to zero ...

LAS VEGAS — Mother Nature has not been a friend to this year’s Burning Man festivalgoers so far. From this weekend’s ferocious dust storms to high heat and humidity to the possibility of rain and ...