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		slashdev on Feb 6, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Saharan dust: Orange skies and sandy snow in south... Are you sure it was dust from the Sahara? I used to get this in Panama, I always assumed it was soot from traffic and fires.

personlurking on Feb 10, 2021 [–]

I know Saharan dust does reach Puerto Rico but after looking up the soot theory, it seems more plausible. I even found two local articles in Spanish about it (soot).

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