The first big surge of Saharan dust from Africa has been sweeping through the Atlantic and Caribbean the past few days and has now spread into Florida. Here's what you need to know about this dust: In ...

(WGHP) – A plume of dust from the Sahara desert has been traveling across the Atlantic Ocean making its way to the United States over the last few days. NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite has been tracking ...

Saharan dust plumes heaved through the Atlantic from the deserts of North Africa each summer – providing rich nutrients for the soils of the Amazon while helping to curb early season hurricane ...

BIG COUNTRY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A dusty visitor from across the Atlantic is making its way toward the Texas skies, and it might make an appearance in the Big Country by the start of next week. Each ...

The first large plume of Saharan dust is set to arrive in Florida. These tiny particles travel thousands of miles through the Saharan Air Layer (SAL), which is located between half and 3.5 miles from ...

A massive cloud of Saharan dust is heading to Texas, after crossing the entire Atlantic Basin from the Cape Verde Islands off of the coast of Senegal in West Africa, all the way to the eastern ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A massive plume of dust is drifting across the Atlantic and heading for Florida. This has the benefit of causing gorgeous sunsets and tamping down tropical development, but it ...

ORLANDO, FL – Every year like clockwork, the Sahara Desert sends off huge plumes of dust, swirling tiny grains of sand and minerals into the sky. This usually happens in June, July and August and, ...

Saharan dust Thick plume of Saharan dust blowing from the west coast of Africa into the Atlantic as captured on May 7, 2025, from the European Space Agency’s low-earth orbiting Sentinel-3 satellite.

AUSTIN, Texas — Get ready for some hazy skies, Central Texas! A Saharan dust plume is making its way across the Atlantic and will begin impacting our area this weekend, bringing with it not just dust ...

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