Saharan dust, specifically the Saharan Air Layer (SAL), can significantly impact hurricane paths by suppressing storm development and potentially altering their trajectories. This dust is being ...

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) designated a tropical disturbance that emerged off the coast of Africa last weekend as ...

A massive plume of dust is drifting across the Atlantic and heading for Florida.

Much of Florida will face daily showers and thunderstorms this week as hurricane experts warn of an upcoming surge in tropical development that could threaten coastal communities ...

(2) A tropical wave emerging off of Africa has the potential for development over the next week or so while moving W/NW with early indications of a turn more sharply northward with time over the ...

Meteorologist Zach Maloch says, “Erin remains a small tropical storm and is being impacted by Saharan dust, especially from the back end of the storm. The dust has caused Erin to be smaller ...

The National Hurricane Center said the storm has winds of 50 miles per hour, and is expected to become a major hurricane by the weekend.

Saharan dust spreads west each year from Africa driven by the prevailing winds (from east to west over the Atlantic). Dry air = yellow/orange/red/pink.

Biofilm takes flight as Saharan bacteria shield themselves to survive dust storm journeys by Technion - Israel Institute of Technology edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

The large disturbance over the eastern tropical Atlantic - officially tagged Invest 97L - is heading west in the general direction of the Caribbean. It has found a gap in the Saharan dust, so this ...

A dust storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Tucson on Friday, Aug. 15.

Meteorologist Brooks Garner said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday: "Tropical Storm Erin continues to battle Saharan Dust slowing its development.