An enormous cloud of dust from the Sahara is floating westward over the Atlantic Ocean, heading straight for Florida. The ...

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Satellite imagery shows that the lighter plume of Saharan dust is currently spread out along the Caribbean Sea. The second plume has extended just off the western African coast.

Satellite imagery shows that the lighter plume of Saharan dust is currently spread out along the Caribbean Sea. The second plume has extended just off the western African coast.

Saharan dust over the Atlantic Ocean is seen in satellite imagery in this picture posted by the National Hurricane Center's Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch on May 29, 2025.

Hilton Head is experiencing lower air quality due to Canadian wildfire smoke. Just as that haze will leave the state, dust from the Sahara Desert will arrive and poor air quality will likely continue.

An image of plumes of smoke and dust from Canada's wildfires captured by NASA’s EPIC (Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera) on NOAA’s DSCOVR satellite acquired this image on May 31, 2025.

Two massive plumes of Saharan dust are making their way toward the Gulf from the Atlantic. The first will reach South Florida by Saturday before scattering. The second plume will reach the Florida ...