Dust cloud that drifted across the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara Desert hits southeastern US, with Florida expected to be most affected on Sunday. Dust pollution will likely cause degraded air quality, hazy skies and reduced visibility, NWS says.
Experts told NBC News that people with respiratory illnesses could see their conditions aggravated by the dust particles, potentially putting a strain on hospitals already overrun with coronavirus cases.as the state experiences a record-breaking surge in new coronavirus cases
and it’s adult intensive-care unit availability is at about 24 percent, according to state data Sunday. There are more than 141,000 coronavirus cases in Florida as thousands test positive each day. There could potentially be a link between air pollution and COVID-19 symptoms, though the data is still very early, Gregory Wellenius, a professor of environmental health at the Boston University School of Public Health told NBC News Wednesday.
“Things like the wildfire season, hurricane season and extreme weather events, including this dust storm, may be magnified this year because resources are already stretched thin," Wellenius said."Just because we're in a pandemic world doesn't mean that other hazards that we tend to worry about aren't happening."
The National Weather Service said Sunday that the dust cloud could also contribute to colorful sunrises and sunsets, with deeper oranges and reds compared to normal.
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