‘Godzilla’ dust storm traced to shaky northern jet stream

In June, residents of Puerto Rico woke to a Sun shrouded in a thick haze, and everything outside seemingly coated in reddish dust. Little did they know the phenomenon was connected to winds swept up by the largest African dust storm on record—an event so massive, scientists have dubbed it “Godzilla”. These winds, researchers now report, were in turn triggered by a meandering jet stream that circles the planet farther north.  

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