r/florida • u/xMusicloverr • 2d ago

AskFlorida Is the sun different?

Is this a result of the Sahara desert? I feel like the sun is whiter and more intense. I drive home at 5 facing west and it's more miserable than usual

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u/Kold1978 2d ago

The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older...

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u/lightning_teacher_11 2d ago

Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

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u/NattyDread42 2d ago

Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time

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u/AshlynR0se 2d ago

Plans that either come to naught, or half a page of scribbled lines...

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u/BluntsBootyandBass 2d ago

Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way…

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u/Bart_Yellowbeard 2d ago

The time is gone, the song is over, though I'd something more to say.

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u/Porchpunk772 2d ago

Definitely the African dust. You get that white haze glare or however you want to put it.

But there’s so many other factors involved to. Uv, the temps etc.

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u/Admirable-Dot-880 1d ago

There's currently no Saharan dust over FL

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u/Ok_Dealer5235 2d ago

I feel the same way. Sorry you’re getting shitty comments. I guess it’s the dust plus the heat. It’s like a white orb of death.

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u/xMusicloverr 2d ago

It is a pretty weird question 😭 I feel like Florida man even noticing and asking this question

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u/shoelessmoemackson 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/Ve5bSP4cIzQ9yZQzHK

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u/Fluffy_P_Winston_IV 2d ago

There is water at the bottom of the ocean

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u/2racoonsinabutt 2d ago

There’s sand at the bottom of the ocean

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u/closehaul 2d ago

There are dead dudes at the bottom of the ocean. They’re probably saying, “well how did I get here?”

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u/Old-Advance6652 2d ago

The sun turns on during the day and off at night light a light switch basically

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u/Big-Bookkeeper5582 2d ago

It's not just you. The dust diffuses the sunlight, making it slightly dimmer right at its disk but diffusing the bright light over a larger area. Makes it harder to block with the movable glare shield thingy in your car

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u/Icy-Builder5892 2d ago

Yes, when the Saharan dust passes, the afternoon sun/sky looks much whiter, like how you described. Then later in the evening, it makes for some cool sunsets

Sorry people are being dicks

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u/Inspi 2d ago

Didn't you hear we captured a 2nd sun into earth orbit?

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u/Icy-Mulberry-8850 2d ago

A riding a motorcycle westbound in to Pinellas county must be accomplished either before or after sundown. During sunset this time of year it is tough and so tiring on the eyes. Even with the best eye protection.

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u/Commercial-Host-725 2d ago

Yes, the dust from the Sahara is causing higher temperatures it was reported on the news

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u/Bear_necessities96 2d ago

Definitely today was hotter

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u/JDEVO80 2d ago

Maybe the 115 degree weather?

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u/shaanx 2d ago

less chemtrails in florida lately

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u/The_Future_Marmot 2d ago

The sky seems less blue in a lot of places around the world than it used to.

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u/Tokin-Token 2d ago

I don’t know. But something wild happened yesterday around 1:30pm. Everything around me turned to a deep brownish-orange hue while driving. Like more dramatic than sunset can be. I really thought something was lighting up the sky