Dust & Sand (Haboobs)

11+ hour, 51+ min 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…...

11+ hour, 17+ min 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…...

11+ hour, 37+ min 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…...

2+ day, 11+ 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…...

2+ day, 10+ 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…...

2+ day, 14+ 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…...

2+ day, 13+ hour 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…...

3+ day, 1+ 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…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (22+ words) ‘Mitigate threat of dust storms’ - Kuwait maintains air quality Arab Times Kuwait News ‘Mitigate threat of dust storms’ - Kuwait maintains air quality...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (391+ words) A dense plume of Saharan dust is expected to move across the U.S. Virgin Islands beginning Thursday night, following two tropical waves that are forecast to increase shower activity across the territory Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Weather Service…...