Contenido automatizadoParcialmente escrito o traducido con información proporcionada por una herramienta de inteligencia artificial.The shift in the pattern is contributing to an increase in respiratory and inflammatory illnesses among both vulnerable and otherwise healthy individualsJuly 27, 2026 - 12:15 PMSaharan dust in the Atlantic Ocean basin on July 22, 2026. Image courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Captura .)If it feels like Saharan dust is now present in Puerto Rico year-round, instead of only during the summer, you’re right. These masses of hot air—laden with microscopic particles of sand and minerals from the African desert—are arriving earlier, more frequently, and lingering over the archipelago for longer periods, and the data backs it up.Popular en la Comunidad
Saharan dust arrives earlier, more often and lasts longer in Puerto Rico: what it means
The shift in the pattern is contributing to an increase in respiratory and inflammatory illnesses among both vulnerable and otherwise healthy individuals
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