The Saharan Air Layer is a weather phenomenon that occurs from mid-June to mid-August. It’s an air mass full of tiny dust and sand particles from Saharan Africa. This Saharan dust is known to prevent hurricanes from forming. Storm specialist Dr. Greg Postel explains why: | The Weather Channel

A new notes about the Saharan air layer (SAL)… *Dusty air from the African deserts carries upwards of 60 million tons of dust annually over the ocean and the Americas. *This phenomenon is not unusual. *The SAL has unique properties of warmth, dry air and strong winds that can act to suppress hurricane formation and intensification. *SAL activity typically ramps up in mid-June and peaks from late June to mid-August, with new outbreaks occurring every three to five days. During this peak period, i