“Saharan Dust Storms: What You Need to Know About Their Arrival in Yucatan”

The first ones are out North African Sahara dust stormsOh, it is expected that in June they will begin to be seen in Yucatancausing days with white skies and reddish sunrises and sunsets, being more intense in the month of July.

Until now, with this phenomenon there have been no reported damage to health and it has positive aspects such as fertilizing the land, as well as negative aspects as it causes drought, highlighted the meteorologist Juan Vázquez Montalvo.

The specialist of the Institutional Committee for the Attention of Extreme Meteorological Phenomena of the UADY explained that it is about a mass of hot, dry air that comes with particular dust, which comes out of the northern region of Africa.

“Every year it is presented in the Yucatan Peninsula, Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, United States; Its arrival in the entity occurs in June and ends at the beginning of August, the strongest in the month of July and it is part of what causes the heat wave, ”he said.

He explained that this Saharan dust brings a decline in the season of tropical rains and cyclones because it steals a lot of humidity from the environment, but it also has benefits because this dust fertilizes the earth, the soil of the places you visit.

In the case of Yucatanassured, not damage to health has been registered, since the dust It passes at a height of between 8 and 10 thousand meters and is only noticeable during the day due to a white sky and reddish and orange sunrises and sunsets that, he said, are a spectacle.

“At the moment the dust storms from the Sahara are already emerging, but an arrival is not expected soon and until June and now there is one that crossed the Caribbean, but very weak that it is not perceptible, it will not be seen, the reddish sky will barely be noticeable ”, he exposed.

“It brings with it positive aspects, such as pollination, soil fertilization, as well as negative aspects, such as the absence of rain and helps to end tropical cyclones; in fact, there are some that have been dried and practically disappear”, he said.

He added that the last time this phenomenon occurred strongly was in 2019 and 2020, which was somewhat dense and did not let the sun’s rays They will have a great time, but, he reiterated, there is no harm to health.

“The only thing to do is that those who suffer from respiratory illnesses or are allergic to dust, use their face masks, although in that time of pandemic everyone attracted the face mask,” he said.