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June 25, 2020

Massive Saharan Dust Plume Heads Toward U.S. After Darkening Skies Over Caribbean
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In the Caribbean, a massive dust plume from the Sahara Desert has
darkened skies and forced residents with respiratory illness to shelter
indoors. Models show haze will soon settle over much of the United
States, bringing hazardous air quality to states as far north as
Michigan. Saharan dust storms are common, but meteorologists say this
one is unprecedented in at least a half-century.


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