Saharan dust, specifically the Saharan Air Layer (SAL), can significantly impact hurricane paths by suppressing storm ...

The dust mass, which forms in the Sahara Desert in northern Africa and blows thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean, is forecast to arrive in Florida this week.

Researchers discovered a clear pattern that shows how desert dust particles facilitate ice formation in clouds. This discovery highlights the importance of aerosols for understanding cloud behaviour, ...

The dust, which is rich in iron and other minerals, can act as a natural fertilizer for ocean ecosystems and lands downwind. The Sahara Desert is Earth’s largest source of airborne dust.

Saharan dust clouds typically travel across the ocean in late spring and summer. This one was visible during a vibrant sunrise at Midtown Beach in Palm Beach, Florida, on June 27, 2024.

Thunderstorms in the Sahara region stir up dust and push it into the atmosphere. The dust is then transported across the Atlantic and deposited in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.

The Dust Storms group, led by Professor John Marsham in collaboration with Professor Peter Knippertz at KIT, studies ...

Mechanism is vital in influencing how much sunlight clouds reflect – and whether or not they produce rain or snow ...

Saharan dust is made from sand and mineral particles swept up from 3.5 million square miles of Africa's Sahara Desert. The dust forms over the Sahara Desert during the late spring, summer and ...

In June 2020, a record-breaking cloud of Sahara dust smothered the Caribbean. The size and concentration of the plume hadn’t been seen in half a century, prompting forecasters to nickname it the ...

The dust, which is rich in iron and other minerals, can act as a natural fertilizer for ocean ecosystems and lands downwind. The Sahara Desert is Earth’s largest source of airborne dust.