A selection of striking images from around the world, taken over the past seven days.
Jim Bradshaw, LSN columnist Jim Bradshaw April 14, 1935, is still referred to as Black Sunday in the American Midwest because that was the worst day of one of the worst dust storms in U.S. history. More than 300,000 tons of topsoil were blown away during that storm, some of it landing in south Louisiana. It didn’t turn mid-day into midnight like it did in some places, but it did darken and dirty us up. The National Weather Service account said that other storms had preceded this one, but none...
This, combined with stronger than normal easterly winds of the Saharan Desert, is helping cool part of the far Eastern Atlantic, where the seeds for some hurricanes originate.
A huge plume of Saharan dust is now visible on satellite loops.
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The UAE has been using cloud seeding since the 1990s to increase rainfall. Some are wondering if it is behind the historic flooding that hit Dubai.
"The Ocean Link was one of a small number of ships that maintain the subsea cables that carry 99 percent of the world’s data."
Forecast: Tonight: Increasing clouds. Lows: Low to mid 50s. Friday: Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers are possible, but most of us will stay dry. Highs: Near 70. Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs: Mid to upper 70s. Sunday: The warm up begins with highs near 80 degrees. Next Week: Very warm! Mid to upper 80s through the week. Have a great evening! Kaitlin
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