While the suspended dust makes for hazy skies and ... what we call Cape Verde season—the time of year when African waves ramp up and hurricanes start emerging from the far eastern Atlantic.

THIS short note on the variation in the atmospheric electrical charge due to the presence of dust is not intended to be exhaustive, but merely to direct attention to a factor which has a very ...

The Climate Adaptation Center in Sarasota predicts 17 named storms —​ five of them major hurricanes —​ this upcoming hurricane season.

The opposite happens during La Niña. Saharan dust is another factor that can help reduce the chances of hurricanes forming. Saharan dust is just that − dust from the Saharan Desert that is ...

Another independent proxy of North African rainfall is the abundance of wind-blown dust preserved in deep-sea sediments off the Northwest African coast. Today, North Africa is one of the largest ...

The skies in Greece have taken on an orange tint as a new wave of dust from the African continent has blanketed many regions across the country, including top tourist hotspot Athens. Air quality ...