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In June, large amounts of Saharan dust travelled all the way to the Caribbean and the US.

Continental-wide plume of Saharan dust across Europe in March 2022.

Huge amount of Saharan dust advected across the Mediterranean Sea into central Europe.

Europe saw a significant drop in temperatures due to a large cloud of Saharan dust.

Many parts of Western Europe woke on 31 March to find a thin covering of dust on surfaces.

Saharan dust heading for Europe in Feb 2021; second major dust outbreak of the season.

Outflow from Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) caused three dust squalls in Aug 2011.

Dust lifted over Sahara by the ITCZ convective activity was transported over the Atlantic.

Record dense dust over the Canary Islands originates near the African coast.

Dust over Southern European in late March 2022.

Cold outbreak drove Saharan dust from the Atlas mountains to Africa and on to Greece.

Large dust plume swept north east from Africa, over the Mediterranean Sea in early 2015.