Satellite imagery captured a time lapse of the Saharan dust cloud moving across the Atlantic Ocean from May 28 to June 2 as it moves from its origins in Africa toward Florida. The cloud has already covered much of the Caribbean, including Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, in dust, and forecasters expect it to impact the Gulf region mid-week. Georgia, the Carolinas, Texas and Louisiana could also see impacts by Friday. The dust cloud, known as the Saharan Air Layer, typically occurs every y

New images from space reveal the massive plume of Saharan dust making its way toward the U.S. Experts say its size and concentration hasn't been seen in 50 years. https://cbsn.ws/2NvjGea | CBS News

Dust storms from Africa’s Saharan Desert traveling across the Atlantic Ocean are nothing new, but the current dust storm has been quite expansive and NASA satellites have provided a look at the massive June plume. Take a deeper look: https://go.nasa.gov/3ifrL51 | Space 360

SAHARAN DUST | Each year massive dust plumes from the Sahara Desert in Northern Africa (approx. 3.6 million square miles!) get pushed into the Atlantic. This year more dust than usual is drifting across the ocean and headed straight for the Southeastern U.S. This would cause hazy skies, brilliant sunsets/sunrises (think deep reds, pinks and oranges), and generally poor air quality. While we won't be in the thick of it, we could see some dust over the weekend into portions of Indiana and Ohio, to