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Massive Sahara Dust Plume Headed for Southeastern US, Could Bring Sensational Sunsets

Phys.org / June 18, 2020

A massive cloud of dust from the sands of the Sahara Desert is headed our way—though its infinitesimally small particles will do little more than enhance sunsets and pause the tropical storm season, meteorologists say.

By the time it floats down from the atmosphere it will have traveled more than 5,000 miles, CNN meteorologist Haley Brink said. While it sounds dramatic, it’s actually pretty normal.

“Large plumes of Saharan Dust routinely track into the Atlantic Ocean from late spring into early fall,” Brink told CNN. “Every so often, when the dust plume is large enough and trade winds set up just right, the dust can travel thousands of miles across the Atlantic and into the U.S.”

Right now the cloud is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to drift over the U.S. by next Tuesday, the Houston Chronicle reported. It will most likely sap some of the humidity from the air, the Chronicle said.

(cough, cough) So everyone be sure to wear your face masks!!