Saharan Dust

7/2/2020 (Permalink)

Saharan Dust off the coast of Africa

SERVPRO of Columbia and Suwannee Counties likes to keep you informed on the coming storm season and changes that could happen to it.  As we all know, storms are unpredictable especially when other factors come into play that may cause less storms during a season but more powerful storms.

This is where the Saharan Dust come into play. Personally, I had not heard of the Saharan Dust until just a few weeks ago, but natural phenomenon attract my attention so I began to do some research.  Saharan Dust travels across the Atlantic Ocean to different parts of the world. Every so often, particularly during the warmer months, blankets of the dust are carried by strong winds from the Sahara Desert in Western Africa to Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada and Barbados.

This years Saharan Dust is what's being called a "Godzilla" cloud.  I have linked an article below with more information on the Saharan Dust and how it is also affecting the view of the sunrise and sunset.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/22/saharan-dust-heads-u-s-bringing-sunsets-and-fewer-tropical-storms/3235299001/