A large dust cloud from the Sahara Desert is approaching the southeastern U.S., covering Florida first. Dust clouds can cause vibrant sunsets and sunrises, and a cooling effect. Haboobs are formed by ...

A nasty wind rips across Cornell’s Kop one afternoon in October 2024, driving professor emeritus Timm Hoffman and his team to abandon the hilly study site a few clicks west of |Ai-|Ais Richtersveld ...

Researchers in China have developed a method to combat desertification by converting retired wind turbine blades into durable, porous sand barriers. The project, led by the Research Station of Gobi ...

Botany professor emeritus Timm Hoffman and his colleagues are seeing eddies of dune sand piling up around quiver trees at study sites in northwestern South Africa. Hoffman has been studying the iconic ...