Heavy Rains Can Make More Dust In Earth's Driest Spots
1st Nov 2005, 19:17 GMT
(Science Daily) Typically we think of rainfall as cleaning the air by removing dust as it falls through the atmosphere and helping plants grow that protect and hold the soil. But a new NASA-funded study looking at some of the world's dustiest areas shows that heavy downpours can eventually lead to more dust being released into the atmosphere...10/30
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