It should also be no surprise, then, that these happen most often in desert regions. Specifically, it states that the ...
Like a tornado, a dust devil is a rotating column of air. Unlike a tornado, they typically aren’t destructive or deadly, but they can have winds over 60 mph, which is strong enough to cause ...
Because I spent my childhood on the hardscrabble streets of the East Coast, the only time I ever saw a tiny cloud of dust spinning rapidly was when the Tasmanian Devil appeared on my television. So ...
On a hot sunny day, you may spot vortexes of blowing dust spiraling upward and throwing debris everywhere. But as any Grand Canyon State native knows, these aren't mini tornadoes. They're dust devils, ...
“It’s a bit of an art — learning how to drive across dry lake beds at great speed,” says Matt Balme. “And it can be quite hairy as well.” During the next three years, Balme will spend a lot of time ...
A photographer both had an eye — and an ear — for a surreal sight Thursday when a dust devil blew across a Mississippi corn ...
Our Red Planet explorers may encounter a peculiar threat. Dust devils on Mars could be crackling with electric currents, according to a new study — and scientists are a little concerned about this ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - It’s been hot and dry lately and that’s the perfect recipe for dust devils to form. We’ve been receiving many of your pictures and videos of dust devils so far this summer, ...