A massive dust storm swept through the Phoenix area Monday, causing power outages, knocking down trees and forcing a temporary ground stop at the city's main airport. Videos and pictures captured ...

Sarah Lynch Baldwin is a deputy managing editor of CBSNews.com. She helps lead national and breaking news coverage and shapes editorial workflows. A massive wall of dust — called a haboob — hit the ...

Now, we have a new reason to compare the Great Recession to the Great Depression: Steinbeck-style dust storms. Tuesday evening, a massive cloud of darkness known as a "habub" overtook Phoenix. The ...

They can seem to appear from nowhere, swirling and pulsing as they grow to cover the horizon, reducing visibility to zero as they swallow freeways, streets and entire neighborhoods. They are haboobs, ...

The monsoon is known to be sporadic, and this year was no exception. With weeks of dry days, a wall of dust that descended ...