A Cleansing Rain Falls; A Soil-Filled Mist Arises
Monday, May 2, 2016 - 10:40
in Astronomy & Space
Scientists have found that rain triggers the release of a mist of particles from wet soils into the air, a finding with consequences for how scientists model our planet's climate and future. The evidence comes in the form of tiny glassy spheres, less than one-hundredth the width of a human hair, discovered in the Great Plains.