{"id":320003,"date":"2026-06-25T22:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T22:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/320003\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T22:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T22:47:14","slug":"saharan-dust-to-hit-fl-lower-u-s-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/320003\/","title":{"rendered":"Saharan Dust To Hit FL, Lower U.S.: Here&#8217;s What To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PM stands for particulate matter and is a blend of solid and liquid particles lingering in the air. <\/p>\n<p>Fine dust particles have a PM level of 2.5, elevated enough to enter a person&#8217;s respiratory system and reach the lungs, the NIH reported. When inhaled, PM2.5 particles can trigger inflammation and stress in the lungs, damaging cells. <\/p>\n<p>Penetration of the particles can also worsen cardiovascular diseases, the NIH reported.<\/p>\n<p>Children, older people, women who are pregnant and people who have been diagnosed with respiratory diseases can be impacted by dust particles.<\/p>\n<p>Windows and doors should be kept closed during dust storms, and air purifiers can be used to remove the particles, according to the NIH.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PM stands for particulate matter and is a blend of solid and liquid particles lingering in the air.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":320004,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-320003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}