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Saharan dust regulates hurricane rainfall
« on: July 26, 2024, 11:44:23 am »
Saharan dust regulates hurricane rainfall
7 hours ago Charles Rotter 29 Comments
Stanford University

Giant plumes of Sahara Desert dust that gust across the Atlantic can suppress hurricane formation over the ocean and affect weather in North America.

But thick dust plumes can also lead to heavier rainfall – and potentially more destruction – from landfalling storms, according to a July 24 study in Science Advances. The research shows a previously unknown relationship between hurricane rainfall and Saharan dust plumes.

“Surprisingly, the leading factor controlling hurricane precipitation is not, as traditionally thought, sea surface temperature or humidity in the atmosphere. Instead, it’s Sahara dust,”

said the corresponding author Yuan Wang, an assistant professor of Earth system science at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/07/26/saharan-dust-regulates-hurricane-rainfall/
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Re: Saharan dust regulates hurricane rainfall
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2024, 11:46:09 am »
Since for rain to form, there must be hygroscopic nuclei (dust) this makes sense. :yowsa:
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Re: Saharan dust regulates hurricane rainfall
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2024, 11:51:14 am »
I'll take dirty rain over a 'cane any day here in FL.

We have been getting good rain here in the L.A. portion of FL.  But it does leave a dirty film on stuff when it dry's.
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Re: Saharan dust regulates hurricane rainfall
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2024, 12:18:04 pm »
I guess we should thank the African despots for turning the Sahel into a dust bowl. 
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Re: Saharan dust regulates hurricane rainfall
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2024, 12:49:16 pm »
So, we're screwed?

If we don't plant trees in the Sahel, the Atlantic Basin will be inundated by flooding rains.

If we do plant trees in the Sahel, the Atlantic Basin will get more hurricanes.

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Here's a dumb-ass solution that a Global Climate Change "scientists" may take to heart ... to fight rising oceans levels and to control Atlantic Basin weather, why not pump Atlantic Ocean water into the Sahara to create an inland sea to re-create a "wet" Sahara climate?  Is this any dumber than mass extincting farting animals to reduce methane?
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Re: Saharan dust regulates hurricane rainfall
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2024, 01:02:24 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on July 26, 2024, 11:51:14 am
I'll take dirty rain over a 'cane any day here in FL.

We have been getting good rain here in the L.A. portion of FL.  But it does leave a dirty film on stuff when it dry's.
Dirty rain over a cane, absolutely!
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