Saharan dust makes its way to South Florida next week. What does that mean for us?

(WSVN) - A huge gust of dust is heading in South Florida’s direction, and with it comes some good news and bad news.

Saharan dust is something South Florida deals with every year as the influx of dust makes its way from Africa to, at least, close to the region.

University of Miami professor and researcher Cassandra Gaston said it is a normal occurance.

“It is a normal situation. The dust gets transported to the Caribbean and to the Gulf, as well as to southern Florida, pretty regularly in the summertime,” she said.

Gaston, who studies atmospheric and earth sciences at the university, said the dust can make the air unhealthy.

“We saw that in 2020, during the so-called Godzilla Dust event. We measured some pretty bad levels of particulate matter,” she said.

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