Northwestern Africa has always been a prodigious source of airborne dust. But dust supplies really took off when commercial agriculture came to the region in the 19th century, a new analysis suggests.
DUST FOLLOWS THE PLOW Farming in the Sahel region of northern Africa, particularly since commercial agriculture arrived in the 19th century, has triggered increased dust emissions, a new analysis suggests.
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