African dust clouds worry Caribbean scientists

Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 13:31 in Earth & Climate

Each summer, microscopic dust particles kicked up by African sandstorms blow thousands of miles (kilometers) across the Atlantic to arrive in the Caribbean, limiting airplane pilots' visibility to just a few miles and contributing to the suffering of asthmatics trying to draw breath.

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