![]() From climbing around cultural landmarks to plummeting into death defying waterfalls, here’s 10 San Diego hikes worth taking off your flip flops for. In fact, the long list of urban adventures here often overshadows the fact that San Diego is home to some of the most amazing hiking trails in California. ![]() And while "America’s Finest City" may be one of the most laid back, it’s not all craft beer and surf sessions. The time of year these dust plumes become more frequent is synchronous with the Atlantic hurricane season.When people think of San Diego, visions of sun-kissed bodies lounging around sandy beaches may emerge. And while this most recent plume of dust isn't expected to reach "Godzilla" status, it serves as a reminder that the frequency of these dust plumes will increase through mid-June and peak from late June to mid-August.Īccording to NASA, each year winds pick up an estimated 100 million tons of dust from the Sahara Desert and a large amount of it blows across the Atlantic Ocean, which can influence the weather. Nearly two years ago, in late June 2020, a monstrous Saharan dust cloud, dubbed the " Godzilla dust cloud," swept across the Atlantic Ocean, bringing one of the most concentrated areas of dust scientists had seen in years. Have the app? Unlock AccuWeather Alerts™ with Premium+Īccording to NOAA, "a heavy load of dust in the atmosphere can enhance this effect, leading to longer-lasting, duskier colors that cause vivid sunsets and sunrises." This makes the sunrise and sunset appear with a yellow or reddish hue. During the sunrise and sunset, the sunlight has to pass through more of the atmosphere because of the low sun angle. ![]() Typically, the sky appears blue because the gasses that make up the atmosphere naturally scatter blue hues with shorter wavelengths than yellow, orange, or red. ![]() (NOAA/CIRA)ĭouty said that the dust might be thick enough in a few areas to make the sky look hazy, but for the most part the dust will remain in the mid- to upper levels of the atmosphere. The Saharan dust plume (shown here in brown/orange hues) was moving across the Atlantic Ocean on the morning of Friday, June 10. "It will most likely cause the sky to appear milky white." "From southeast Texas to Florida are areas where will be the most noticeable," said Douty. While the dust is expected to reach the Gulf Coast late this weekend, it may not be all that noticeable until next week when high concentrations arrive, according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Adam Douty. On Wednesday, satellite imagery from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) captured a robust plume that stretched from the African coast to Cuba, a distance just short of 4,000 miles. ![]() Thanks to a weather pattern called the African easterly jet, which consists of strong low- to midlevel winds in the atmosphere over central Africa, an enormous plume of dust has been airlifted and blown across the Atlantic Ocean. A forecast from the NASA-DUST model forecasting where the dust will move over the next 5 days.Īn incoming plume of dust from the Sahara Desert will create vivid, picturesque sunsets and sunrises from Texas to Florida over the upcoming week, according to AccuWeather meteorologists. ![]()
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