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Dominican Republic will receive a strong wave of Sahara dust this week

Sahara dust affects the Caribbean region annually, it is formed in North Africa due to low air pressures that cause a dust storm of sand. By convection of air masses in the desert, the sand particles form high layers in the atmosphere where they are carried by winds to different parts of the world. Heriberto Florián, a forecaster of the National Meteorological Office... Read more

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