Dust may quell hurricanes
Oct 10th 2006, 7:01 pm
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Dust may quell hurricanes
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science....ap/index.html
Dust storms swirling out of Africa's Sahara Desert may help reduce hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean, a new study suggests.
The findings aren't conclusive, but researchers led by Amato T. Evan of the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that years with more African dust had fewer tropical storms and years with less dust had more storms.
Well I certainly hope for MORE dust storms!!
Dust storms swirling out of Africa's Sahara Desert may help reduce hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean, a new study suggests.
The findings aren't conclusive, but researchers led by Amato T. Evan of the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that years with more African dust had fewer tropical storms and years with less dust had more storms.
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Well I certainly hope for MORE dust storms!!
Oct 10th 2006, 7:05 pm
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Re: Dust may quell hurricanes
Originally Posted by kingfisher241049
Well I certainly hope for MORE dust storms!!
Oct 11th 2006, 3:44 pm
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Re: Dust may quell hurricanes
Originally Posted by Manc
I am sure the people of Mali disagree.
Oct 11th 2006, 5:43 pm
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Re: Dust may quell hurricanes
Originally Posted by Manc
I am sure the people of Mali disagree.
Oct 11th 2006, 6:14 pm
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Re: Dust may quell hurricanes
After last year's hurricane season and all the grim predictions that this year could/would be worse; and all the networks going out and hiring entire teams of Hurricane experts, commentators and reporters....methinks they are just looking for anything possible to blame for this year's lack of death and destruction- that they had been hoping for.
Oct 11th 2006, 6:22 pm
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Re: Dust may quell hurricanes
Originally Posted by ironporer
After last year's hurricane season and all the grim predictions that this year could/would be worse; and all the networks going out and hiring entire teams of Hurricane experts, commentators and reporters....methinks they are just looking for anything possible to blame for this year's lack of death and destruction- that they had been hoping for.
Oct 11th 2006, 11:31 pm
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Re: Dust may quell hurricanes
Originally Posted by kingfisher241049
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science....ap/index.html
Dust storms swirling out of Africa's Sahara Desert may help reduce hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean, a new study suggests.
The findings aren't conclusive, but researchers led by Amato T. Evan of the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that years with more African dust had fewer tropical storms and years with less dust had more storms.
Well I certainly hope for MORE dust storms!!
Dust storms swirling out of Africa's Sahara Desert may help reduce hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean, a new study suggests.
The findings aren't conclusive, but researchers led by Amato T. Evan of the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that years with more African dust had fewer tropical storms and years with less dust had more storms.
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Well I certainly hope for MORE dust storms!!
