The Saharan Air Layer is a weather phenomenon that occurs from mid-June to mid-August. It’s an air mass full of tiny dust and sand particles from Saharan Africa. This Saharan dust is known to prevent hurricanes from forming. Storm specialist Dr. Greg Postel explains why: | The Weather Channel

A new notes about the Saharan air layer (SAL)… *Dusty air from the African deserts carries upwards of 60 million tons of dust annually over the ocean and the Americas. *This phenomenon is not unusual. *The SAL has unique properties of warmth, dry air and strong winds that can act to suppress hurricane formation and intensification. *SAL activity typically ramps up in mid-June and peaks from late June to mid-August, with new outbreaks occurring every three to five days. During this peak period, i

Satellites and astronauts have tracked a cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert as it blew across the Atlantic Ocean. The transport of dust is a normal process and even helps fertilize the Amazon rainforest, an ocean away. https://nasa.tumblr.com/post/622460846822572032/more-than-just-dust-in-the-wind | NASA Earth

The Saharan dust plume overtakes the south today reducing air quality. However, states including Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia will experience Saharan dust sunsets. Learn more about the Saharan Air Layer here and find out if the region will be treated to vivid sunsets this weekend! https://www.wearecentralpa.com/weather/weather-headlines/as-the-saharan-dust-plume-blows-into-us-how-will-it-impact-central-pennsylvania/ | WTAJ