Science news articles about 'desert dust'

... . The snow that remains will be barely distinguishable from the surrounding soils. Earlier snowmelt by desert dust, said Painter, "depletes the natural water reservoirs of mountain snowpacks and in ...

Accelerated snowmelt -- precipitated by desert dust blowing into the mountains -- changes how alpine plants respond to seasonal climate cues that regulate their life cycles, according to a new study. ...

LIVERPOOL, England, July 18 (UPI) -- Sandstorms in the Sahara Desert can help sustain life in the Atlantic Ocean, a University of Liverpool study indicates.

The Australian city of Sydney is shrouded in red dust blown in from the outback, causing travel chaos and health problems.

FORT COLLINS, Colo., July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say global warming might have a greater influence on some plants' annual growth cycles than previously thought.

... models." Arjo Segers from TNO in the Netherlands compared GlobAerosol data with model predictions of desert dust and forest fires over the Iberian peninsular. "The results of this study suggest that ...