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 …
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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 …
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A huge column of dust from the Sahara desert in North Africa has been traversing the atmosphere, thousands of feet above the tropical Atlantic Ocean, and is now covering the Caribbean and approaching the southeastern United States. While summer dust plumes are a common occurrence, this appears to be one …
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A huge column of dust from the Sahara desert in North Africa has been traversing the atmosphere, thousands of feet above the tropical Atlantic Ocean, and is now covering the Caribbean and approaching the southeastern United States. While summer dust plumes are a common occurrence, this appears to be one …
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