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General Category => National/Breaking News => Weather => Topic started by: Kamaji on July 08, 2023, 11:32:49 am
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Plumes of Saharan dust could impact air quality, sunsets over Florida
By Andrew Wulfeck, FOX Weather
July 8, 2023
The first plume of Saharan dust to impact the Southeast during the summer has the potential to influence air quality and make for dramatic sunrise and sunset colors this weekend in the Sunshine State.
The FOX Forecast Center said the plume originated over the African continent and, by the time it arrives in Florida, will have traveled more than 5,000 miles.
Plumes of the Saharan Air Layer are common during the early and mid-summer as winds carry the tiny particles across the Atlantic Ocean.
During active SAL episodes, the tropics are usually quiet as the dry air hinders cyclone development and organization.
NOAA says the air has about 50 percent less moisture than the typical atmosphere, which means the presence of the layer can be detrimental to cloud formation and thunderstorm activity.
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Source: https://nypost.com/2023/07/08/plumes-of-saharan-dust-could-impact-air-quality-sunsets-over-florida/
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I watched a YouTube video that showed how a hurricane began its life in east Africa.
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(https://cms.accuweather.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Dust-forecast-2.gif?w=632)
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It may impact air quality, but if the statements in the article are correct, it could tamp down storm formation, resulting in a lower risk of catastrophic hurricane or tropical storm damage.
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meh...it's merely God showing Biden & Friends how He blocks the sun.
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meh...it's merely God showing Biden & Friends how He blocks the sun.
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meh...it's merely God showing Biden & Friends how He blocks the sun.
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(https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/cartoons/gv070623dAPR-800x0.jpg)
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meh...it's merely God showing Biden & Friends how He blocks the sun.
Well let's hope his next example isn't Yellowstone or some other really major volcano, the ones so far are plenty as far as examples.
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Well let's hope his next example isn't Yellowstone or some other really major volcano, the ones so far are plenty as far as examples.
:thumbsup:
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We have our gas masks ready. *****rollingeyes*****
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It may impact air quality, but if the statements in the article are correct, it could tamp down storm formation, resulting in a lower risk of catastrophic hurricane or tropical storm damage.
That has been the case in the past.
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That has been the case in the past.
So all in all, this is probably a good thing.
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Back in a past life, I spent a couple years in the southern Caribbean, much of it in Barbados (yes, it was great). I remember hanging out with some NASA dudes who were studying the air quality there. (Yes, I remember them as being from NASA.) Anyway, the biggest pollutant was Sahara Desert in origin.
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So all in all, this is probably a good thing.
Yes. Unless you are a liberal climatenazi
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(https://www.myfoxhurricane.com/custom/models/dust/saharan_dust_car_1.png)