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Burning Man, tech bros' favorite festival, got engulfed in a huge dust storm that snarled exits from the desert camp

Burning Man's traffic account said those leaving the venue could expect a six-hour wait.

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Mumbai’s Catastrophic Dust Storm Explained | Science with Business Insider India

Mad Max or Mumbai? A devastating dust storm wreaked havoc on our beloved city of dreams a few days …

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A carful of people got stranded in the Mojave Desert during a dust storm when Google Maps sent them the wrong way

A family traveling to Los Angeles called 911 for help after they got stranded in the desert for sev…

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Dust storm triggers deadly multi-vehicle crash on Illinois highway

A dust storm in Illinois led to a pileup of vehicles on Interstate 55. More than 72 vehicles were i…

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NASA's InSight Mars lander is about to go into hibernation. If its batteries ran out, it could die.

The InSight lander is shutting down nonessential operations to save energy. An out-of-season dust s…

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ISRO finds that Mars is losing its atmosphere faster than Earth, and planet-encircling dust storms are speeding up the process

ISRO finds Mars’ atmospheric loss is being sped up by planet-encircling dust storms — confirming wh…

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An unprecedented 'Godzilla dust cloud' from the Sahara has reached the US. Air quality in Gulf states could plummet to hazardous levels.

A mass of warm, dry air has carried dust and sand particles across the Atlantic, darkening the skie…

Aylin Woodward   


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Airline passengers wait on the tarmac because pilots “went out of flight duty time”

According to the airline, IndiGo had 30 diversions due to severe weather conditions leading to…

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The huge container ship blocking the Suez Canal ran aground in high winds and a dust storm. An earlier claim it suffered a power outage was deleted.

The Ever Given, a massive container ship wedged in Egypt's Suez Canal, was hit by sand and wind. A …

Mia Jankowicz   


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NASA's nuclear-powered Mars rover took an amazing selfie during an intense global dust storm

NASA is also working on its giant Space Launch System, and one of the planned versions might send a…

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Burning Man entry wait times reportedly hit 10 hours after dust storms forced organizers to close the gates

"Entry to Burning Man remains closed and weather reports indicate this will last for hours," the or…

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A dust storm large enough to cover North America and Russia is engulfing Mars - and NASA images reveal how bleak the situation is

But light is now so dim near Opportunity that NASA put the rover to sleep to conserve power, since …

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The crazy dust storms on the Burning Man livestream will make you glad you're not there

Burning Man's organizers set up an official livestream, which has been broadcasting the playa …

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NASA's Mars Opportunity rover is celebrating its 15th birthday with a nap because of a giant dust storm. Look back at its unlikely journey.

Today, the teenager is undergoing one of its toughest tests to date: a global dust storm is coverin…

Hilary Brueck   


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16 Surreal Photos Of The Dust Storm Sweeping Across Colorado

"A high tree pollen plus the high winds is just a double whammy. People are suffering," said Dr. Wi…

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Massive dust storms could threaten plans to colonize Mars and save humanity - but scientists are getting closer to predicting them

It turns out that in real life, the dangers of Martian dust storms would be muted somewhat by the p…

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