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Good morning and welcome to KID News.
I'm Kim. Today is Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025, and we begin with the Sahara about to pay a visit to Florida.
A giant plume of wind -whipped desert dust the size of the continental United States is currently marching from North Africa across the Atlantic Ocean to the U .S. Right now, it's hovering over the Caribbean.
And after a few days of gritty skies there, it will bring a reddish haze all across the Gulf states, including Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and East Texas.
The weather phenomenon happens just about every year and according to the New York Times is apparently good news for those worried about early season hurricanes because the dry air and strong winds that lift and push the desert dust also help keep tropical systems from forming.
Mother Nature is fascinating, Dr. Jason Dunion told the Times.
It set up the Saharan Dust Factory right next to the Hurricane Nursery.
He is only 14 but saving lives, one ticker at a time.
High schooler Siddharth Nandiala of Texas has developed an app to detect heart issues early before they have a chance to cause problems. So far, he has diagnosed more than 40 patients in India and it only took seven seconds each time.
His app, called Circadian AI, records the sound of a heart.
Those sounds are then enhanced and analyzed by software Nandiala wrote, after visiting hospitals and collecting data.
From that information, his app can determine if someone is likely to have heart trouble down the line, and he says the app is right 96 percent of the time.
Nandiala is currently in the process of getting regulatory approvals for his invention.
Faster than a speeding bullet?
Almost. Tennessee Lady Vols softball pitcher Carlin Pickens has made history at the 2025 Women's College World Series by throwing the fastest pitch ever recorded in NC2A softball at 79 .4 miles per hour.
The 6 foot 1 pickins who was hailed as a prodigy when she was just 10 has developed into one of the sport's elite pitchers, but even the mighty fall sometimes.
Yesterday she was on the mound when her team lost to Texas in the semi -finals.
Nearly two million Muslims are preparing to embark on what is known as the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, which begins tomorrow.
The Hajj is a journey that includes prayers, charity and fasting.
It is considered a once -in -a -lifetime obligation for all adult Muslims who are physically and financially able to make the trip to Mecca.
It takes place roughly 70 days after the end of Ramadan, though this can vary slightly depending on the lunar cycle.
This year the dates are June 4th to June 9th, but many start arriving in the days and weeks ahead.
The first hash took place almost 1 ,400 years ago in the year 632.
There's a saying, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Research from Johns Hopkins University suggests you may want to try again, but a little differently each time.
They've found that rather than repeat a skill you're trying to master, like a basketball shot or a piece of music, the same way over and over again, you can progress faster if you change the approach, a different angle, or different scales for example.
Doing something a slightly new way gives the brain a chance to solidify the learning it's already done and compare it with the new approach. But they say you can't adjust the conditions too much or you'll create new impressions on your brain rather than improving on the old ones.
Still to come, my folks in Akron are in for a triple treat in the skies, but first, we're shouting out Karina Kundra of Bethesda, Maryland.
Karina, your mom, dad, and Sachan are super proud of your fantastic year as a student athlete.
They tell us you rocked it in the classroom and in the circle on the softball field, and that you have a birthday coming up.
Happy early 14th birthday, Karina.
Now today's kid news quiz.
How big is the dust storm that's traveling from North Africa over the Atlantic toward Florida?
It's the size of the continental United States.
A 14 year old Texas High School student has designed what sort of device?
An app that can predict heart health issues in just seven seconds.
What event are nearly 2 million Muslims preparing for this week?
The Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.
What has NCAA softball pitcher Carlyn Pickens done that is record setting?
She threw a 79 .4 mph pitch—the fastest ever recorded.
In today's KID News Kicker, an icon of the skies is celebrating its 100th birthday this week.
It was in June, 1925, that the very first Goodyear blimp, named Pilgrim, took to the skies in Akron, Ohio.
To celebrate the centennial, Goodyear is simultaneously sending all three of its modern day blimps airborne over Akron for three days starting today.
Wingfoot One, Wingfoot Two and Wingfoot Three will all be visible in what the company calls a Victory Lap and a tribute to their enduring legacy.
A bit of trivia, the origin of the word blimp is a mystery.
The most popular explanation is that it's the sound you hear when you flick your finger against the side.
Blimp! Thanks again to the Kondra family of Bethesda, Maryland for sponsoring today's quiz.
A big birthday shout -out to Karina who's soon to be 14, and hello and best wishes for an awesome summer to all her Norwood school friends and Arlington Sage softball teammates.
And Tigers at John Lewis School in Washington DC, Mr. Redpath and his Apollo team at John T.
Nichols Middle School in Middleborough, Massachusetts, and Mrs. Nye and her Concordia Thunder at Concordia International School Hanoi in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Thanks for listening.
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