NASA’s CALIPSO satellite tracks how much dust makes the trans-Atlantic journey from the Sahara Desert to the Amazon rainforest. Among this dust is phosphorus, an essential nutrient that acts like a fertilizer, which the Amazon depends on in order to flourish. The new dust transport estimates were derived from data collected by NASA’s satellite from 2007… Continue reading NASA Satellite Tracks Saharan Dust To Amazon In 3-D
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Giant Cloud of Sahara Sand and Toxic Air Covers Britain
A deposit of dust and sand came all the way from the deserts of North Africa to land in England. Since sunday, people were warned not to exercise outdoors and schools kept students inside as a mix of dust from the Sahara Desert, toxic particles from the continent and fumes from cars and factories filled the… Continue reading Giant Cloud of Sahara Sand and Toxic Air Covers Britain
Sand Storm Covers The UK
An unusual weather phenomena happens in the UK this week, a thin layer of red dust covering cars in southern England was blown in from the Sahara Desert. A storm swept up sand and dust from the western Sahara into the atmosphere, and it then spread into the Atlantic before arriving in the UK, around 2000 miles away… Continue reading Sand Storm Covers The UK