[Global Change: 2302] North Atlantic was Cooled by African Dust

North Atlantic was Cooled by African Dust
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
http://global-warming.accuweather.com/

"'Previous studies have looked at how hot, dry air
associated with a Saharan dust outbreak affects
an individual storm, but our study is the first to focus
on dust's radiative effect on sea surface temperatures,
which may affect storms for the entire season.
Nobody had suggested that link before,' Lau says."

SAHARAN DUST HAS CHILLING EFFECT ON NORTH ATLANTIC
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/2007/2007121425986.html

Interesting ........El Niño is not the only player in town
viz-a-viz the hurricane season.

David Christainsen - meteorologist