Saharan Dust

There's a lot of speculation about this year's hurricane season, here's an update on the Saharan dust storm and how it is affecting the 2024 hurricane season.

The National Weather Service says the annual pilgrimage of the Saharan dust has arrived in Florida, bringing with it enhanced sunrises/sunsets, a lull in tropical activity and trouble for allergy sufferers.

Anyone with allergies or other existing respiratory issues like asthma or COPD should be aware that increased dust in the atmosphere could lead to harmful respiratory symptoms.

Over the last 40 years, North American cars and power plants have gotten cleaner. They spewed far less pollution into the atmosphere, a difference visible by satellites.

Get ready for some nice sunrises and sunsets. The dust plume can also cause a reduction in the number and intensity of tropical storms and hurricanes as it moves across the Atlantic.

Dr. Tim Hendrix with AdventHealth says the Florida-bound Sahara dust could cause respiratory symptoms similar to a brush fire.

State wildlife officials say a Trichodesmium algal bloom has been lingering off the coast of Southwest Florida the past few weeks.It’s a cyanobacteria…

The phenomenon happens every year – but the 2020 version is especially large and imposing, experts say.

Skies over the Caribbean have become filled with dust, as the thickest Saharan Air Layer (SAL) in over half a century continues to march west from...

A large plume of dust from the Sahara Desert is enveloping the tropical North Atlantic and has the potential to reach the Sunshine State next week. The...

The heart of hurricane season is approaching, and the atmosphere is signaling that the Atlantic Basin could soon become more active. No development is...