"Sandstorms which happen in Africa can sometimes blow out into the Atlantic Ocean and can move out quite far, they can go as far as the Caribbean and the Amazon. "It [the sand] is carried high in ...

North Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry Trail were reopened at the Whitewater Wash on Tuesday morning after overnight closures due to high winds and blowing sand, according to the Palm Springs ...

The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District issued an alert about deteriorating air quality in the Oceano Dunes and Nipomo Mesa area on Monday, thanks to blowing dust and sand.