Dusty Hurricanes

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Desert dust blows off the west coast of Africa and over the Canary Islands in Nov. 2006. Credit: The MODIS instrument on NASAs Terra satellite.
Desert dust blows off the west coast of Africa and over the Canary Islands in Nov. 2006. Credit: The MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite.

Throw gasoline on a fire, and the flames swell to a raging inferno. Throw dirt on a fire, and the flames suffocate. But what happens when you throw dirt on a hurricane? It's a serious question.


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