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The latest information on Saharan Dust plumes moving across the Atlantic, as well as your latest air quality index updates.
Saharan Dust, contrary to popular belief, is a year-round phenomenon with several mechanisms for surges beginning in Western Africa, traveling as far west as the United States.
These plumes of dust regularly move across Trinidad, Tobago, and the Eastern Caribbean reducing visibility and triggering several health impacts.
Saharan Dust Update: Air Quality Levels Hit Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups
Saharan Dust concentrations are at their peak today, with air quality levels between moderate and unhealthy for sensitive…
Next Saharan Dust Surge To Arrive Tonight
The already degraded air quality across T&T is set to get worse tonight as Saharan Dust levels increase…
Another Saharan Dust Surge To Move Across T&T This Week
Saharan Dust levels remain elevated across the Windward Islands, including Trinidad and Tobago, following a major surge that…
Saharan Dust Brings Unhealthy Air Quality To T&T
As forecast, a major surge of Saharan Dust has moved across Trinidad and Tobago and the remainder of…
Major Saharan Dust Surge To Move Across T&T, Lesser Antilles
From today, a major Saharan Dust surge is forecast to begin moving across Trinidad, Tobago and the Lesser…
Saharan Dust Forecast To Return Across T&T By End Of Month
For the next week, through January 29th, 2024, dust-free days are forecast to continue across the Lesser Antilles,…
Saharan Dust Remains East As Dust-Free Days Continue Across T&T
Saharan Dust continues to take a hiatus from the Caribbean region for the next seven days as a…
Saharan Dust-Free Days Continue For T&T
Saharan Dust continues to take a hiatus from the Caribbean region for the next ten days as a…
Saharan Dust Stays East – Dust-Free Days Ahead For T&T
Saharan Dust is taking a hiatus from the Caribbean region for the next ten days as a west…
First Saharan Dust Surge For 2024 Arrives Across T&T
Concentrations of Saharan Dust have begun to increase across Trinidad and Tobago as a mild to moderate surge…