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    Massive dust cloud from the Sahara Desert is headed towards the US

    Just when we thought that 2020 couldn't come up with any more crazy headlines, try this one on for size. There's a massive dust cloud floating its way towards North America on some warm air blowing off the Sahara Desert.

    Don't get stressed though, there's not much to be worried about. Meteorologists say all the hot dry air moving over the ocean is pretty common for this time of year. In fact, all the hot dry air will actually dampen the possibility of new hurricanes forming. Another added bonus is that if the giant dust cloud reaches the US it could mean some pretty impressive sunsets.

    Washington Post Meteorologist Matthew Cappucci says, "Hot air at the mid-levels can quash thunderstorm development, decreasing the likelihood that tropical storms or hurricanes form in the short term. That's good news heading into July, though the current dust events will be long since over by the time hurricane season peaks in August and September...

    A massive dust cloud from the Sahara Desert is headed towards the US

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    Gorilla Dust storm from Sahara heading to USA

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    A massive plume of dust from the Sahara desert in northern Africa has been traversing the atmosphere, thousands of feet above the tropical Atlantic Ocean, and is now cloaking the Caribbean and closing in on the southeastern United States.

    While summer dust plumes are a common occurrence, this appears to be one of the most extreme in recent memory. It's so large it has been nicknamed the Gorilla Dust Cloud

    Massive Sahara desert dust plume closing in on the United States - CBS News


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    Heard it may hit Florida tomorrow

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    Are there African diseases in this? Good grief, don't tell our governor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post
    Are there African diseases in this? Good grief, don't tell our governor.
    What does your governor have to do with it

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    What does your governor have to do with it
    She was the tyrant boss that overstepped her legal boundaries with senseless, draconian restrictions in the "stay at home" covid stuff. She would love to have another crisis to saddle up and ride herd on.

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    Well, at least the dust cloud will slow down global warming!!!

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