A meteorologist told the BBC the phenomenon was a rare "dust devil". Alan Goodman, from the Met Office, said there had been "ideal combination of conditions" for the weather event.

The mini-tornado-looking swirl was spotted in Middletown, Virginia, with video showing a column of rotating air stretching ...

However, stronger dust devils can produce wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph, powerful enough to lift objects like trampolines or cause minor damage to vehicles and buildings.

SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. (WPVI) -- Video captured the moment a dust devil hit the beach in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, on Friday.

NASA's Perseverance rover may have recorded evidence of a triboelectric discharge caused by a dust devil on Mars, according ...

However, stronger dust devils can produce wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph, powerful enough to lift objects like trampolines or cause minor damage to vehicles and buildings.

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Dust devils form when pockets of hotter air near the surface cause vertical mixing with the cooler air above it. When the hotter air rises, it cools and then falls back toward the ground and ...

Sheel and his team found that when the atmosphere of Mars is laden with dust, the atmosphere becomes less conductive, ...

Mr Goodman said the dust devil had formed over an "open patch of ground with a lot of dust", following months of unusually dry weather. He added: "The ground was very, very warm. When you get this ...

What caused 'dust devil' in city centre? Media caption, A dust devil passed through Manchester city centre. Published. 12 May 2025. 16 Comments. An expert has explained why people saw what they ...

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