South American affected by a huge Saharan dust plume-ATMOSPHERIC SAND AND DUST FORECASTING DEMONSTRATION IN ASIA

REGIONAL SPECIALIZED METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE FOR ATMOSPHERIC SAND AND DUST STORM FORECASTING BEIJING

SAND AND DUST STORM WARNING ADVISORY AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM ASIAN REGIONAL CENTER

A huge cloud of Saharan Dust from Africa is moving across the Atlantic and has reached South America, as forecast by Copernicus ECMWF and detected 9 June by the Sentinel5p satellite. Saharan dust plumes can cause health issues but they also support the biodiversity of the Atlantic Ocean islands & of the Amazon Rainforest, as they transport unique nutrients.(Reported by WMO)

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