The Saharan dust cloud is formed when hot air and dust particles mix in Northern Africa and are carried across the Atlantic Ocean by powerful winds. Such events are fairly common and happen at a ...

(NEXSTAR) – A massive cloud of Sahara Desert dust particles ... atmospheric swathes. The Saharan dust usually travels about a mile above the surface of the Atlantic in a 2 to 2.5-mile-thick ...

Carried across the Atlantic Ocean from Northern Africa, the Saharan dust cloud –– a collection of hot air and dust plumes from the Sahara Desert –– is making its way to Texas ...

Still, other factors at work this year have led forecasters to predict a busy Atlantic storm season. Read more about Saharan dust and hurricanes: Advertisement ...

We’ve been hearing of the Saharan Dust Cloud, but is it dangerous other than kicking up some allergies? Ochsner Health dove ...

A Saharan dust cloud is expected to settle over parts of the UK today as the country is on course for the warmest December in almost 70 years. Health experts issued warnings to the elderly and ...