Within hours, that plume had grown into a dust front roughly 2,000 kilometers long — stretching from Algeria all the way to ...

A recurring atmospheric phenomenon that doesn't always reach North America is expected to dust SC skies this week.

There will be some locally heavy downpours this weekend, leading to the possibility of isolated flooding, but not widespread enough for an impact day. It will be seasonally hot and fairly humid over ...

Big outbreaks of Saharan dust – tens of millions of tons of mineral dust hoisted from the sands of North Africa into the Atlantic each hurricane season – typically peak around this time each year. The ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — At this time, there are no heat advisories for our area, but prepare for a scorching hot weekend! High pressure is building in the southeast and Saharan dust lingers over ...

Every year wind-swept dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa travels over the Atlantic Ocean, which can be seen by satellites.

View of a yellowish haze covering Miami’s skyline, Thursday afternoon, July 24, 2025. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com A plume of Saharan dust is blanketing South Florida this weekend, resulting ...

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, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – With another plume of Saharan dust arriving in Texas, many will be feeling the effects. Dr. John Villacis, an allergist with St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, joined KXAN ...

Hazy skies will persist over parts of Texas on Tuesday, thanks to a plume of Saharan dust that has been irritating sensitive eyes, noses and throats since last weekend. Forecast models, though, show ...

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 ...

A cloud of Saharan dust has spread across parts of southern Europe, leaving the Greek island of Crete under a reddish haze that has changed the look o.