A black blizzard is the same experience multiplied many times over.

Like water flowing in a river, fast air currents pick up and transport loose, dry soil.

Saltation and creep come together to move massive amounts of material.

In September 2009, a giant dust storm moved five million tons of red outback soil through Sydney, Australia!

During the storm, visibility was nearly zero.

Dust storms can severely affect whatever or whoever gets in their way

Unchecked desertification will produce an increase in dust storms.

The worst dust storm ever to hit the United States was caused by drought paired with land mismanagement.

It helps readers imagine how harmful a dust storm can be.

It helps readers understand that dust storms appear in dry areas.

It helps readers imagine the limited visibility during a dust storm.

It helps readers understand why people get sick after a dust storm.

biologists who study fungi

doctors who try to find cures for diseases

scientists who study tiny particles that cause diseases

people who become sick after breathing in too much dust

A giant dust storm carried several tons of soil through part of Australia.

Droughts happen when there are long periods of time during which there is very little rainfall.

A large part of Earth’s population is harmed when droughts cause farmable land to become unusable.

Standard weather equipment cannot “see” dust storms because dust particles are generally too small to detect.

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