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5 February 2021 09:00 UTC-7 February 11:00 UTC
Huge amount of Saharan dust advected across the Mediterranean Sea into central Europe.
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.
1 August 2009 21:00 UTC
Is dust-laden Saharan air over the Atlantic delaying hurricane season?
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.
15-22 March 2022
Continental-wide plume of Saharan dust across Europe in March 2022.
17 August 2011 23:00 UTC
Outflow from Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) caused three dust squalls in Aug 2011.
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.
25 June 2014 10:45 UTC
Typically, every year between June and August dust travels across the Atlantic.
29 March 2018 00:00–21:00 UTC
Sharp dust boundary formed after the clash of a dry & dusty and tropical airmasses.
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.
