RedOrbit: Dusty air blowing across the Pacific from Asia and Africa plays a critical role in precipitation patterns throughout the drought-stricken western US. Today, a scientist will present new research suggesting that the exact chemical make-up of that dust, including microbes found in it, is the key to how much rain and snow falls from clouds throughout the region. This information could help better predict rain events, as well as explain how air pollution from a variety of sources influences regional......
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Rain And Climate Influenced By Dust And The Microbes That Ride On It
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 14th, 2014
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