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Tag: Saharan dust

  • Thursday, June 25th 2020 - 05:40 UTC

    Saharan sand cloud darkened much of Cuba and is affecting Florida

    Powered by strong winds, dust from the Sahara travels across the Atlantic Ocean from West Africa during the boreal spring.

    A massive cloud of Saharan dust darkened much of Cuba on Wednesday and began to affect air quality in Florida, sparking warnings to people with respiratory illnesses to stay home. The dust cloud swept across the Atlantic from Africa over the past week, covering the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico since Sunday and hitting south Florida in the United States on Wednesday, authorities there said.