Saharan dust, specifically the Saharan Air Layer (SAL), can significantly impact hurricane paths by suppressing storm ...

FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross tackled hurricane season questions in a recent livestream, addressing Saharan ...

Erin is expected to develop into a hurricane later this week and could affect Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the ...

Tropical Storm Erin hasn't gained much strength since forming on Monday over the Atlantic, but the National Hurricane Center ...

Erin will remain a tropical storm until at least late Thursday, when it is forecast to become the first hurricane of the 2025 ...

Saharan dust plumes heaved through the Atlantic from the deserts of North Africa each summer – providing rich nutrients for soils of the Amazon while helping to curb early season hurricane activity – ...

The air feels tropical in North Carolina, but tropical activity is ramping up in the Atlantic Ocean were Erin may become a ...

The large disturbance over the eastern tropical Atlantic - officially tagged Invest 97L - is heading west in the general ...

Plumes of dust often travel thousands of miles from Africa to the Americas. The peak activity happens between June and ...

The Saharan Air Layer (also known as "SAL") is a dry airmass made up of a bunch of tiny particles like sand, dirt, or dust that originates over the Saharan Desert in Africa. From late spring to ...

The much-anticipated Saharan dust plume is now making its more than 5,000-mile trek across the Atlantic to the United States. The thick dust is clearly visible on satellite imagery, too.