The greatly anticipated Saharan dust has finally arrived in the Gulf Coast states along the U.S. The dust made a 5,000-mile track across the Atlantic. It Originated from smaller dust storms across central and west Africa.   Now, before saying “can 2020 get any worse?” this is not a new phenomenon.  The Saharan dust plume is nothing new. It is called the Saharan Air Layer, or SAL and it is studied due to its effects on hurricane development.    However, this time it is a historic event because the concentration of dust has not been this thick in the last 50 years. []

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