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

Invest 97 became Tropical Storm Erin on Monday morning. It is expected to strengthen into a hurricane over the next day or ...

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Erin is forecast to become at least a Category 3 hurricane by Friday, but the storm is still thousands of miles away from the mainland United States.

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

Erin will become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season later this week and likely a major hurricane by the weekend.

Over the Atlantic, Saharan Air Layer (SAL) dust has surged westward, creating a hostile environment for tropical development.

Tropical Storm Erin, currently moving across the open Atlantic, is projected to intensify into the season’s first hurricane.

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.