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5 June 2020 00:00 UTC–26 June 21:00 UTC
In June, large amounts of Saharan dust travelled all the way to the Caribbean and the US.
15-22 March 2022
Continental-wide plume of Saharan dust across Europe in March 2022.
5 February 2021 09:00 UTC-7 February 11:00 UTC
Huge amount of Saharan dust advected across the Mediterranean Sea into central Europe.
1 and 2 April 2016 12:00 UTC and 01:50 UTC
Europe saw a significant drop in temperatures due to a large cloud of Saharan dust.
29 March 2014 16:00 UTC
Many parts of Western Europe woke on 31 March to find a thin covering of dust on surfaces.
15 February 2021 07:00 UTC-19 February 08:00 UTC
Saharan dust heading for Europe in Feb 2021; second major dust outbreak of the season.
17 August 2011 23:00 UTC
Outflow from Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) caused three dust squalls in Aug 2011.
26 June 2018 00:00 UTC–1 July 00:00 UTC
Dust lifted over Sahara by the ITCZ convective activity was transported over the Atlantic.
22-27 February 2020, Various times
Record dense dust over the Canary Islands originates near the African coast.
30 and 31 March 2022
Dust over Southern European in late March 2022.
20 March 2018 12:00 UTC–26 March 12:00 UTC
Cold outbreak drove Saharan dust from the Atlas mountains to Africa and on to Greece.
31 January 2015 13:00 UTC–1 February 06:00 UTC
Large dust plume swept north east from Africa, over the Mediterranean Sea in early 2015.