RedOrbit: Dust clouds originating in Africas Sahara Desert can travel thousands of miles, impacting in the air quality in Texas and other regions of the world, according to research appearing in a recent edition of the journal Environmental Science and Technology.
In fact, not only can this phenomenon occur, but it does so every year and the dust often reaches the US in large quantities, according to Joseph Prospero, professor emeritus at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric...