A rare deluge could hit parts of the Sahara that almost never get rain this time of year
That’s what’s been happening lately. With the ITCZ so far north, tropical waves have been exiting Africa closer to Morocco ...
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How Do Hurricanes Form?
A tropical wave often kickstarts the whole process ... They normally develop when hot air from the Sahara clashes with cooler, more humid air from the forested central Africa.
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The cause and impact of the Intertropical Convergence Zone
This air mass originates in the Sahara Desert. In tropical latitudes this air mass is hot to very hot, with low relative humidity, bringing stable weather. As the ITCZ moves north it carries the ...