First in a two-part series on environmental effects of long-range transport of dust. Part 2: Ill Winds. Available at Ill Winds.
On April 16, 1998, a strong storm system passing over the Gobi Desert sent a massive cloud of yellow dust southward into China (center of left image). The dust from a subsequent storm (arrows) crossed the Pacific and reached the western coast of North America on April 25 (right image).
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