Blooms of yellowish-brown seaweed along the Equator are breaking records and defiling beaches, while a centuries-old patch farther north is disappearing.

Strange times, indeed. On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott hit the pause button on reopening the state and there’s also news of a Saharan dust cloud sauntering our way. Sounds like maybe we need to hunker ...

On average, a new plume or layer arrives in the Western Hemisphere about once a week or every other week, but their density can significantly vary. The Saharan Desert lifts dust from spring to fall, ...

Saharan dust plumes heaved through the Atlantic from the deserts of North Africa each summer – providing rich nutrients for the soils of the Amazon while helping to curb early season hurricane ...

View of a yellowish haze covering Miami’s skyline, Thursday afternoon, July 24, 2025. Pedro Portal [email protected] A plume of Saharan dust is blanketing South Florida this weekend, resulting ...

As we move closer to the weekend, the moisture that affected much of Florida around the middle of the week begins to move away. This is the same area where we have been watching for tropical ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — At this time, there are no heat advisories for our area, but prepare for a scorching hot weekend! High pressure is building in the southeast and Saharan dust lingers over ...

As we move closer to the weekend, the moisture that affected much of Florida around the middle of the week begins to move away. This is the same area where we have been watching for tropical ...

As we move closer to the weekend, the moisture that affected much of Florida around the middle of the week begins to move away. This is the same area where we have been watching for tropical ...

A satellite image from Monday, July 21 shows the Saharan Air Layer over the Atlantic Ocean. Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies / University of Wisconsin-Madison A tropical wave ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KIAH) — A plume of Saharan dust is once again moving toward the Texas coast and is expected to bring one or two drier days to the area. Recently, Southeast Texas has been consistently ...

Diamond Dickson was born in Houston, TX and comes from our sister station in Bryan/Waco/College Station where she served as a morning anchor, MMJ and producer. She joins KRIS 6 as a Meteorologist.