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   An abnormally large plume of dust from the Sahara Desert in   
   Africa arrived in the Caribbean on Sunday after spending the   
   past week crossing the Atlantic Ocean and is bound for the Gulf   
   Coast.   
      
   The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said   
   the plume was first captured on June 7, blowing west off the   
   African continent over the Atlantic.   
      
   According to NOAA, very dry and dusty air known as the Saharan   
   Air Layer (SAL) forms over the Sahara Desert during the late   
   spring, summer and early fall, which then moves over the   
   tropical Atlantic.   
      
   The National Hurricane Center's (NHC) Tropical Analysis and   
   Forecast Branch said Sunday on Twitter the SAL plume reached the   
   eastern Caribbean Sea and will continue spreading westward.   
      
   The plume can be seen in a deep orange and light pink blob on   
   satellite imagery.   
      
   The NHC said a second plume is also coming off Africa and making   
   its way over the eastern Atlantic.   
      
   A NASA satellite photo showed the cloud of dust over the   
   Atlantic on Thursday, which the space agency described as   
   "tremendous."   
   Although much of the dust remains above the surface and causes   
   hazy skies and colorful sunsets, it can aggravate those with   
   respiratory issues.   
      
   The dust does typically hamper the formation of tropical   
   cyclones and hurricane strengthening.   
      
   As of Sunday, the NHC is not forecasting any activity in the   
   Atlantic Basin for at least the next week.   
      
   Another feature that comes with these massive dust clouds is   
   really beautiful sunrises and sunsets as the sun reflects off of   
   the dust.   
      
   Dramatic sunsets can be expected across the South this week.   
      
   According to NASA, winds typically loft about 800 million metric   
   tons of desert dust from North Africa.   
      
   The dust can end up affecting air quality as far away as North   
   and South America, but also plays an important ecological role,   
   such as fertilizing soils in the Amazon and building beaches in   
   the Caribbean.   
      
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   "The dust does typically hamper the formation of tropical   
   cyclones and hurricane strengthening."   
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   I wish dust were the only thing that came from the African   
   continent.   
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   In comparison to the other nasty stuff that comes out of Africa,   
   dust doesn't seem so bad . . .   
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   How long before AOC sues the Sahara for air pollution?   
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   global warming, right libt@rds?   
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   Notice everything nasty comes from Africa. Bees, dust, emails,   
   etc...   
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