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Saharan dust (also African dust, yellow dust, yellow sand, yellow wind or Sahara dust storms) is an aeolian mineral dust from the Sahara, the largest hot desert in the world. The desert spans just over 9 million square kilometers, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea , from the Mediterranean Sea to the Niger River valley and the Sudan region ...
That's Saharan Dust. It makes for beautiful sunsets, but can also make breathing a bit harder for people with respiratory issues. Your Healthy Family: Respiratory impacts of Saharan Dust [Video]
Saharan dust is “a mass of very dry, dusty air that forms over the Sahara Desert during the late spring, summer, and early fall,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Short-term effects of exposure to desert dust include immediate increased symptoms and worsening of the lung function in individuals with asthma, [17] [18] increased mortality and morbidity from long-transported dust from both Saharan [19] and Asian dust storms [20] suggesting that long-transported dust storm particles adversely affects the ...
The humid air in the inversion layer is often associated with fog or drizzle covering the Canary Islands. The dust particles that settle also cause respiratory problems, especially for people with pre-existing respiratory conditions. [5] It is therefore, best for people to wear respiratory masks if they have to go outdoors when there is Calima.
On the plus side, Saharan dust minimizes hurricanes from forming and strengthening, as the dust chokes the tropical systems, according to the NWS and NOAA. And the dust brings beautiful sunsets.
A huge plume of Saharan dust has come out of the western coast of Africa and parked itself over Florida. What causes this and is it dangerous? Saharan dust has arrived in Florida.
The Saharan dust plume will hang over the region until the middle of next week, deteriorating the air quality in Texas, Florida and other states where the number of COVID-19 cases has recently spiked.