We are destroying this planet.

...and , malaise.

here's a good article:

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-massive-sahara-plume-southeastern-sensational.html#:~:text=While%20it%20sounds%20dramatic%2C%20it's,fall%2C%22%20Brink%20told%20CNN.&text=%22It%20is%20the%20dry%20air,in%20limiting%20tropical%20storm%20development.%22

the Atlantic, after all.

This time the edge of the big plume Malaise is getting is supposed to cross at least the southern half of the state. Even though we're supposedly north of it, we have the windows open amap to get the breezes and bird song, so I expect to be doing extra dusting.

Another reason a mask can be useful, Malaise. Stay well.

It brings rare nutrients to areas that have none.

Due to climate change, the Sahara is expanding much faster.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180329141035.htm

places across the Pacific ends up in Montana. And we certainly see the smoke from fires in OR, WA, CA, NV, ID and UT depending on how the wind is blowing when the fires are burning.

I have seen info discussing the connection between dust from the Sahara having an effect on hurricanes. I'm bracing for extreme weather all the time, everywhere, now.

Stay safe.

expect calm waters for at least the first half of this week. We need some rain.

but rain is a necessity. We are getting a moderate amount so far but we're expecting a stout fire season when it stops raining. It'll only take a few days to a week to go from okay to serious drought. We have lots of dry wind that dries everything out rapidly. Last year, it rained every day until mid July. This year we got some about every ten days, which is a good thing. August will be the test, fires can burn until the snow puts them out in October/November.

A massive dust storm that’s been moving west from central Africa is creating a pocket of dry air.

That dry air is slowing down tropical activity as it passes through the Atlantic Ocean, and it could last for the next couple of weeks.

“One unique aspect of the dust will be our sunsets being incredibly vivid,” Davis said. “Saharan dust is orange and red, so as the sun sets through the haze you’ll get bright, brilliant sunsets.”

https://www.tampabay.com/weather/2020/06/18/dust-from-the-sahara-desert-is-putting-a-pause-on-hurricane-activity/

But as the author points out, it can make tough on your lungs.
I never knew about this phenomena. Thanks for the knowledge.

Hence the excitement

What we don't need are major hurricanes. I'd pay money for a good three day drenching from a tropical wave right now.

It brings nutrients to the rain forests that they badly need.

I remember coming back from the western part of the U.S.A. heading to Chicago once, and I was 180 miles away, just passing over the Mississippi River, and way in the distance, many miles away, I could see an awful cloud of pollution hanging over where I was going. Closer and closer I got to the suburban area, I realized that was the pollution over the entire area that I was seeing. When I got into it, it kinda disappeared, but it really didn't. Sometimes when you are in it, you cannot see it.

Watched one this morning