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https://www.reference.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/f3782358752fb25d48961d70b469d4fd.jpg738415Every year, dust clouds travel from North Africa across the Atlantic, and this year's version is so large it has been nicknamed "Godzilla." But how much do we need to worry about this storm system?