Plumes of Saharan dust are heading to Florida and may be seen by the weekend, according to forecasters. But will the dust ...

The Saharan Air Layer is a dry, dusty air mass from the Sahara Desert that travels across the Atlantic each summer, impacting ...

The jet, a swift-moving ribbon of winds, creates undulations in the air also known as African easterly waves, which are the seeds for hurricanes. More: Hurricane season: NOAA makes highest storm ...

Yes! Three aspects of Saharan dust are at play when it comes to weakening tropical storms; dry air, the African Easterly Jet, and warm temperatures. The air at play in the dust storm is extremely dry.

such as the equatorial jet stream and the African easterly jet stream. The closer you are to a jet stream, the more active the weather patterns tend to be, from cold fronts to low air pressure ...