The b uilding blocks for tropical storms and hurricanes: Tropical waves, often called African easterly waves ... A westward-flowing jet stream is kickstarted and waves form.

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 ...

It is a product of the parched Saharan desert and African easterly jet — a river of wind similar to North America’s jet stream but that flows east to west because of the temperature ...

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.

Using satellite data to follow the plumes' path, the team concluded the African easterly jet carried it to the Atlantic where it was handed off to the North Atlantic Subtropical High, which then ...

The African Easterly Jet, at a higher altitude, was weaker than usual in June, which allowed more dust to accumulate that is generated by thunderstorms. Storm outflow produced large swaths of dust ...