An unusually large plume of dust from the Sahara Desert, known as the Sahara Air Layer, could impact our sky as early as Wednesday evening in Georgia.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads toward the United States.

Sahara dust, a mass cloud of fine particulate matter, hit the U.S. on Wednesday, affecting Florida. Here's what that means and what you need to know about health impacts.

While the idea of a massive dust cloud from the deserts of Africa hitting the United States might seem like the plot of a sci-fi movie -- it's actually just an annual weather event that can give ...

A colossal dust cloud is making its way across the ocean from the Sahara Desert in Africa, and it’s headed for the United States. The rare weather phenomenon has been observed in the past, but ...

This is because dust can absorb and reflect sunlight, according to the Earth Observatory at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. However, Sahara dust can be harmful to health, according to the CDC.