Watch the Incredible Plume of Dust from Africa Cross the Entire Atlantic Ocean

Watch the Incredible Plume of Dust from Africa Cross the Entire Atlantic Ocean
By Evan Gough

Dust plumes are a natural phenomena, part of Earth’s nutrient cycle. They occur when high-velocity winds pick up tiny dry particles from the Earth’s surface and carry them long distances. Every summer, dust plumes from Africa’s Sahara desert travel across the Atlantic Ocean. They’re usually not this big, and they often sink into the ocean. …

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July 14, 2020 at 01:19AM
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