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malaise

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7. Check this
Tue Jul 23, 2024, 09:16 PM
Jul 2024
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/tropical-atlantic-hurricane-saharan-dust-dry-weather/61662180

Dry, dusty air makes the trek from the Sahara Desert across the Atlantic routinely. Trade winds carry the dust up to 15,000 feet into the atmosphere. The strong winds associated with the SAL and warmer air aloft have been shown to suppress tropical cyclone formation and intensification.

Dr. Jason Dunion, a University of Miami hurricane researcher, said, "SAL activity typically ramps up in mid-June and peaks from late June to mid-August, with new outbreaks occurring every three to five days. During this peak period, it is common for individual SAL outbreaks to reach farther to the west — as far west as Florida, Central America and even Texas — and cover extensive areas of the Atlantic (sometimes as large as the lower 48 United States)."

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In S Florida you can see the haze already. Marcus IM Jul 2024 #1
Saw that here last nights malaise Jul 2024 #5
What a lovely thought. Thank you for that. Marcus IM Jul 2024 #8
Check this malaise Jul 2024 #7
Wonderful stuff Keeps the Hurricane season nice and quiet. NT Jk23 Jul 2024 #2
WOWOW! elleng Jul 2024 #3
3 more months of this please ornotna Jul 2024 #4
LOL malaise Jul 2024 #6
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