Satellites recently snapped a giant cloud of "Saharan dust" blowing out to sea from the world's largest hot desert. The hazy mass later traveled more than 4,000 miles (6,500 kilometers) to North ...

Notice the hazy skies covering Brevard County on June 5? It’s thanks to a plume of dust from the Saharan Desert sweeping across Florida. In addition to the hazy conditions, we’ll also get some ...

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 ...

Dust lofted into the air by a few dust storms across Africa has made the 5,000-mile journey across the Atlantic, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and now on Thursday into the United States. "The ...

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Saharan dust has begun to sweep throughout Florida, leaving behind hazy sunrises and sunsets. The dust plume is about 2,000 miles wide from west to east and 750 miles long from north to south, wrote ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The densest cloud of Saharan dust we’ve seen in decades has made its way to the Gulf of Mexico after a 5,000-mile trek across the Atlantic Ocean. But with the arrival of the dust, ...

A cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert in North Africa is now sitting over the Southeastern U.S. and the Gulf of Mexico. It brings increased particles into the air and could cause respiratory issues ...

A large Saharan dust plume, the largest of the year so far, is causing hazy skies over Brevard County, Florida. The dust plume is not expected to affect air quality, though it may reduce visibility.

On average, a new plume or layer arrives in the Western Hemisphere about once a week or every other week, but their density can significantly vary. The Saharan Desert lifts dust from spring to fall, ...