Heatwaves, which climate change has long made more frequent and taxing in tropical and desert regions, are now becoming more ...

The dust hurts air quality not only by giving skies a milky haze, but also by aggravating respiratory problems and triggering allergy-like symptoms.

Tropical Storm Hilary’s historic rains are great news for wildflower lovers — if you’re into shy desert blooms like the arcing spikes of fringed amaranth (Amaranthus fimbriatus), pops of ...

A tropical storm came to the desert, and migrant farmers faced a new danger. Rafael Nuñez, 29, right, and Isabel Ramirez, 23, work to prop up a piece of roofing to try to divert floodwaters from ...

Southland soaked by historic floods, shaken by 5.1 earthquake 03:54. LOS ANGELES -- Tropical Storm Hilary drenched Southern California from the coast to inland mountains and deserts Sunday evening ...

Crews worked to dig roads, buildings and care home residents out of the mud across a wide swath of Southwestern U.S. desert Monday, after a tropical storm to hit Southern California.

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. - Crews worked to dig roads, buildings and care home residents out of the mud across a wide swath of Southwestern U.S. desert Monday, as the first tropical storm to hit ...

Tropical storms have hit desert The worst — Flood of 1983 — killed 13. By Tom Beal ARIZONA DAILY STAR Sep 18, 2008 Sep 18, 2008; 1 of 7 ...

All modes of tropical weather impacts from Hurricane Hilary are expected across California and the Desert Southwest, but the FOX Forecast Center is closely monitoring rainfall rates that could be ...

As Tropical Storm Hilary shrinks, desert and mountain towns dig themselves out of the mud. Flooding and mudslides were reported across Southern California's inland desert and mountain areas.

Crews worked to dig roads, buildings and care home residents out of the mud across a wide swath of Southwestern U.S. desert Monday, as the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 ...