dust from the sahara to south america the people of the sahara struggle to keep the desert sand in place but the wind blows it where it will the sahara dust often ends up in their homes while the sirocco wind for example picks it up and propels it to europe this hot desert wind is part of a regional one system over and around the mediterranean another wind in the region is the burra which features some of the fastest gusts in the world. the idea of using the force of the wind as a source of energy goes back to ancient times the first windmills may have been built over four thousand years ago and today wind is a vital source of renewable power it s all because the air just can t keep still if our plan is read why are they allowed and even if you. do you have a science question that you ve always wanted answered we re happy to help you out
some of the pollution is from a storm in the sahara desert. they say it s a mix of industrial pollution and the sahara dust. one guy on a bike wore a mask, apparently to help him breathe, or just as a fashion statement, who the hell knows? government officials have warned people with health conditions or heart or lung conditions, especially, to avoid strenuous physical exercise in the next few days. they say the pollution level could climb to the very top of their scale. for the first time ever, north korea is letting tourists run in the annual pyongyang marathon. until now, only professional runners could enter that race. travel agencies report hundreds of people from around the world have signed up for the event. one catch. you have to finish the 26.2-mile run in four hours, or officials will pull you from the race. the event is set for next weekend. and then they make you cut your hair like the dear leader and all that. quite a show. search teams have struck out
times. because it is warm water, getting into extremely more warm water, they continue to be in extremely good agreement. the environment, there is no dry air, no wind to sheer it apart. the last month the month before, we had sahara dust so it kept activity low. sometime saturday we expect a turn to the right, pick the system up to the new york times. we were hoping for a small window that sooner than later it would get picked up, possibly slide past the outer banks into the open atlantic. that window is pretty much shutting down. we cannot disregard the possibility of that momentum carrying it into the gulf of mexico. let me show you a couple models here. first of all, this is rainfall. this will give you a good idea that that center most likely will stay over open waters. notice this other little shift here, that s jose. so, we know it s not going to follow the same path and get in the open waters. that s good. but this model shows heavy amounts of rain into cuba where we could have