# Hey, don't have a desert but it looks like the Sahara is coming to visit

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 29, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dont-have-a-desert-but-it-looks-like-the-sahara-is-coming-to-visit/1031285 "2026-06-29T21:47:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dont-have-a-desert-but-it-looks-like-the-sahara-is-coming-to-visit/1031285/1 "2026-06-29T21:47:46Z")

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The weather lady said Saharan dust will be in our sky making sunsets magnificent.

I plan to watch some of it.

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dont-have-a-desert-but-it-looks-like-the-sahara-is-coming-to-visit/1031285/2 "2026-06-29T22:35:15Z")

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Sahara dust also pretty well prevents hurricanes. It’s almost, but not quite, a big cartoon spray can labeled “Hurricane Repellent”

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dont-have-a-desert-but-it-looks-like-the-sahara-is-coming-to-visit/1031285/3 "2026-06-29T22:36:18Z")

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Nice!