Hazy Cloud of Saharan Dust Nearing U.S.

[tocqueville]

Hazy Cloud of Saharan Dust Nearing U.S. Sat Jul 23, 2:59 PM ET

MIAMI - An enormous, hazy cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert is blowing toward the southern United States, but meteorologists do not expect much effect beyond colorful sunsets.

The leading edge of the cloud — nearly the size of the continental United States — should move across Florida sometime from Monday through Wednesday.

"This is not going to be a tremendous event, but it will be kind of interesting," said Jim Lushine, a severe weather expert with the National Weather Service in Miami.

He said the dust could make sunrises and sunsets spectacular.

It might not have much effect on the rest of the country, said Scott Kelly, a meteorologist with the weather service in Melbourne.

"Maybe south Texas or Mexico if that dust cloud keeps moving westward, but nothing north of Florida, unless a weather system can dive southward and pull that air northward," he said.

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Luckily the cloud haven't blown from the Gulf, so Texas will skip the depleted uranium

[5X]

1. It would still be interesting to get background radiation readings,

especially alpha, before and after the arrival.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. Now all somebody has to do is figure out how to get all of

Saddam's wmd's into the clouds when they leave the Sahara....

[SteppingRazor]

3. Haven't noticed a darned thing...

And I live in South Florida.