Why massive Saharan dust plumes are blowing into the US
Grist
JUNE 27, 2020
A satellite captures a dust plume leaving Africa on June 19. By contrast, the lush rainforests to the south of the Sahara have trees that both block the wind and hold on to the soil with their roots, keeping all the muck from taking to the air. The dust plume arrived in the Caribbean a few days after it left Africa.
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