Dusty Days
A large batch of Saharan Dust has spread across south Florida (spanning the entire region and beyond). The plume of dust extends from the Bahamas, over Cuba, and into the eastern Gulf of Mexico as the new week begins. It’s actually our first big outbreak of Saharan Dust this year! So, what is this phenomenon? The dust actually originates from sand storms off western Africa! Particles of dust remain suspended “very high in the sky” (thousands of feet above the…
