Saharan Dust Cloud May Bring Colorful Sunsets
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From Times Wire Reports
An enormous, hazy cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert is blowing toward the southern United States, but meteorologists do not expect much effect beyond colorful sunsets.
The leading edge of the cloud -- nearly the size of the continental U.S. -- is expected to move across Florida sometime between Monday and Wednesday.
“This is not going to be a tremendous event, but it will be kind of interesting,” said Jim Lushine, a severe weather expert with the National Weather Service in Miami. He said the dust could make sunrises and sunsets spectacular.
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