A 2,000 Mile Saharan Dust Cloud Is Approaching Texas and Florida
A swirling gray haze forced Claribel Ramirez to shut her house to block out the fine grit that settled on every flat surface in Puerto Rico. The culprit? A 2,000-mile dust plume blown off Africa's Saharan Desert and sent across the Atlantic where it will reach Florida and possibly even Texas later this week.
There, it will turn the sky a dull gray during the day and possibly provide some dazzling sunsets. And if the winds mix it down to the surface, the grit will make people sneeze, wheeze and plead for relief from the allergens and grime.
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