"Don't get out your Swiffer, but there's a whole heap of dust headed our way from Africa. The dust, which originates in the Sahara Desert, is going to help Florida dodge tropical storms at the start of hurricane season.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls it the "Saharan Air Layer." It can extend 5,000 to 20,000 feet above the earth.
The dust brings with it a mass of dry air, explained Michael Brennan of the National Hurricane Center in Miami, which "tends to suppress any tropical cyclone development.""
Craig Pittman reports for the Tampa Bay Times June 26, 2019.
Source: Tampa Bay Times, 06/27/2019
