A huge sandstorm heads from Africa towards the Gulf of Mexico, covering 5,000 miles over the ocean

The weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - The latest satellite images show a rush of huge quantities of dust and dust from the western coast of the African continent towards the Atlantic Ocean.

The storm will travel more than 5,000 miles over the ocean towards the Gulf of Mexico!

Weather forecasts indicate that the eastern wind will propel the dust storm to cross more than 5000 miles over the Atlantic Ocean until it reaches the Gulf of Mexico and affects relatively the beaches of the Caribbean Sea and the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, and thus this wave of dust affected two continents separated by more than 5000 miles !

What is the effect of the dust wave on hurricane season?

The waves of dust that rush from the west of the African continent towards the Atlantic Ocean are normal and frequent at this time of each year, but they always negatively affect the activity of seasonal cyclones, and may prevent them from occurring permanently in this period, especially if they meet with the winds of shear, and we mean winds Shear here is the sudden difference in wind speed or direction, which destroys any initial construction of storms and hurricanes.

A distinct sunrise and sunset for the coming days on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico

This wave of dust and dust when it reaches the coastal areas that are accustomed to the purity and clarity of the atmosphere will make the sunset and sunrise a unique sight, so that the horizon tends to red or orange color, which is considered rare for these coastal areas.