Columns of dust are a natural phenomenon, part of the Earth’s nutrient cycle. They occur when high-speed winds pick up small dry particles from the Earth’s surface and transport them over long distances. Every summer, columns of dust from the Sahara desert in Africa cross the Atlantic Ocean. They are …
Read More »Saharan dust cloud covers the US Gulf coast in suffocating haze
What has been called the most significant dust cloud in 50 years it has now engulfed the gulf coast of the usa in a thick and dusty haze. The dust layer, which originated in the Sahara desert and crossed the Atlantic, is forecast to continue to move north and east …
Read More »UFC Vegas 4: Weigh-In – YouTube
Headliners Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker performed Friday morning in Las Vegas along with the rest of the wrestlers who competed on Saturday night. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, UFC’s digital subscription service. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views …
Read More »KDHE issues warning before Sahara dust affects Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – An unusual phenomenon will start impacting parts of Kansas this weekend and has sparked some health problems. Dust from the Sahara desert in Africa has risen to the atmosphere and is covering the eastern US and could affect Kansas. “The dust is picked up by the …
Read More »In the depths of space, Hubble sees a cosmic bat flap its wings
In a giant cloud of gas and dust 1,400 light-years away, twin shadows extend through space from a star, like the vast wings of a colossal cosmic bat. Now astronomers have surprised the hit of these shadows, and are not sure what is causing it. The winged shadow, photographed using …
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