Spectacular Plumes of Dust Reach across the World [Slide Show]

We don't hear too much about natural dust, the kind that the winds loft from deserts and dry lakebeds into the air and carries for hundreds of kilometers, crossing oceans and continents, but we should. Plumes of dust connect the atmosphere, the oceans and the forests, and affect the most fundamental processes of life on our planet.

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Spectacular Plumes of Dust Reach across the World [Slide Show]