Dust & Sand (Haboobs)

4+ hour, 49+ min ago   (499+ words) Temperatures are forecast to fall slightly across the Kurdistan Region, while central Iraq is expected to see dust and wider cooling later this week. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Temperatures are expected to ease across the Kurdistan Region over the coming days, while central…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (385+ words) Air quality is expected to be affected between 14 and 15 September by dust from North Africa, prompting the DGS (Directorate-General of Health) to recommend that people avoid outdoor activities and that the most vulnerable stay at home whenever possible. By TPN…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (406+ words) Saturday, September 12, 2026 - 4:58 PM A low to moderate dust cloud from the Sahara began affecting the Cuban archipelago this Saturday, according to the Provincial Meteorological Center of Camagüey via the Institute of Meteorology and its Department of Solar Radiation and Atmospheric…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (831+ words) Walt Disney World guests visiting Central Florida next week face an unusual atmospheric double-header as a rare September Saharan dust plume heads toward Orlando while meteorologists address long-range hurricane model signals in the Gulf of Mexico. However, satellite observations and…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (246+ words) Saharan dust clouds are a routine feature of Florida's early summer weather, but a major dust outbreak arriving in mid-September is remarkably uncommon. Typically, the Saharan Air Layer (SAL)—a mass of dry, dust-laden air originating over West Africa—tapers…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (171+ words) Saharan dust activity tracked by NOAA as of Thursday. Dust activity is pink on radar. MIAMI — The National Weather Service in Miami is tracking another plume of Saharan dust as it travels toward Southwest Florida, with expectations of arriving here…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (195+ words) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis — September 10, 2026: The Ministry of Health is advising residents, particularly persons with asthma and other respiratory conditions, to take precautions as a significant plume of Saharan dust moves across the Federation. The Meteorological Office advises that…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (265+ words) Another surge of Saharan dust is expected to blanket Antigua and Barbuda heading into the weekend, prompting health officials to urge residents, particularly those with respiratory and heart conditions, to reduce their exposure outdoors. The Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Service…...

5+ day, 45+ min ago   (281+ words) Illustration of a Saharan Dust Cloud A massive, 3,000-mile plume of dust from the Sahara Desert is traveling across the Atlantic Ocean and is scheduled to reach Florida early next week. The late-season dust cloud is being carried by strong…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (390+ words) The Sahara Desert may be thousands of kilometres away from where Atlantic hurricanes form, yet the two are connected by the atmosphere. Huge plumes of hot, dry and dusty air regularly travel westwards from Africa over the Atlantic. This phenomenon…...