Return of the dust bowl: Geoscientists predict a dry, dusty future for the American West

Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 11:31 in Astronomy & Space

Haboobs, giant dust storms, walloped Arizona last summer — some close to 2 kilometers high and 160 kilometers wide — knocking out electricity, creating traffic jams and grounding airplanes. Even old-timers say they can't remember anything quite like this year's aerial assaults.

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