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Agency: Rough Weather at Time of Colorado Glider Crash

Investigators say the weather at the time of a fatal glider crash-landing in Durango, Colo., last year could have produced strong downdrafts and microbursts. A National Transportation Safety Board report released last week says the time and place of the …

Phoenix, Arizona Gets 3rd Dust Storm in 6 Weeks

A thick cloud of dust has swallowed Phoenix at sundown three times this summer, covering the city with grit and baffling even longtime residents who can’t remember seeing so many dramatic “haboobs” during a monsoon season. A 1,000-feet-high wall of …