The Saharan dust plume is about 2,000 miles wide from west to east and 750 miles long from north to south. Have you seen one before?

Clouds of dust blown off the Saharan Desert into the southeastern U.S. could affect local weather and make sunrises and sunsets particularly vivid ...

A Saharan dust plume may cause enhanced sunsets and minor air quality issues, according to an AccuWeather expert.

A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads toward the United States.

Florida Public Radio reported the dust had already arrived in the Sunshine State. The sand from Africa’s largest desert will become part of the many iconic beaches of the Caribbean, according to ...

The Saharan Air Layer, or SAL, originates more than 5,000 miles away in the Sahara Desert. There, scorching winds whip fine sand particles into the air, sending them across the Atlantic Ocean and ...

Tiny grains of sand from the Sahara Desert are to blame for the almost month-long lull in this year's Atlantic hurricane season, scientists say. But it could soon come to an end.

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its most drought-stricken regions with more ...

A view of lakes caused by heavy rainfall between sand dunes in the desert town of Merzouga, near Rachidia, southeastern Morocco, October. 2, 2024. The rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of ...