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"Imagine you wake up one morning and look out your window. You see a sky of
red, hear a ferocious blast of wind and watch as tree branches creak and crack.
No, the apocalypse has not descended on your local neighbourhood. You’ve just
been caught in the middle of a dust storm.
These storms form when strong winds lift sand and dust particles into the
atmosphere. Of the two, sand storms typically occur closer to the ground and
travel shorter distances. Finer dust particles can be lifted high into the
atmosphere and travel across oceans and continents. Dust from Australia has
been found as far away as Antarctica.
Sand and dust storms typically occur in arid environments where the ground is
dry, loose and vegetation-free. But they can inflict severe and lasting damage
on homes and buildings, solar panels and farm machinery. And as our planet
rapidly warms, sand and dust storms will become more common.
So what does this mean for arid nations like Australia? And what can we do
about it?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
