The towering walls of dust that barrel across Arizona during monsoon season will soon be easier to understand. A team of 22 meteorologists and weather experts spent years developing the first standardized dust storm scale. It’s designed to classify severity, like the Enhanced Fujita scale that’s used for categorizing tornadoes. The end goal? Safety. Cronkite […]
Author Archives: Kayla McDonald
Kayla McDonald expects to graduate in December 2026 with bachelor's degrees in meteorology and journalism, and certificates in atmospheric sciences and GIS. She works for the Arizona Climate Office, WeatheRate and SRP. She volunteered at the NWS in 2024.