Thanks for posting this. Yes, it looks nasty, but in reality there's one school of thought that indicates the presence of Sahara dust may actually reduce the likelihood of hurricane development and intensification in the tropical western Atlantic region. The dust some how inhibits deep convection within the cloud masses, so I'm all in favor of anything that helps prevent hurricanes (especially this year). The dust creates a layer of really dry air, and hurricanes, typhoons, etc. need humid, unstable air to really get rolling. So, maybe in some ways this is good news within a year filled with so much bad stuff.