Sahara dust will arrive in Venezuela this Monday, December 23 at night

Published at: 22/12/2024 10:35 AM

A cloud of dust from the Sahara will reach Venezuela this December 23 at night, meteorologist Luis Vargas reported on social networks.

“Significant concentrations of dust from the Sahara travel across the Atlantic and will reach eastern Venezuela next Monday night. According to the NASA/GMAO Geos model, this dust will spread across much of the national territory next week,” he said.

The specialist indicated that the concentration of particles will decrease next weekend, and recalled that Saharan dust “reduces air quality, decreases horizontal visibility and inhibits the formation of evolving clouds, among others.”

Sahara dust is a natural phenomenon that transports particles of sand and dust from the Sahara desert to the Atlantic, and it reaches Venezuela on a regular basis, affecting air quality and people with respiratory diseases, children and the elderly.

Mazo News Team