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Can African Dust Storms Prevent Hurricanes?

by Victoria Revay | October 10, 2006 at 06:16 pm | 1260 views | add comment

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Westward swirling clouds of dust from the Sahara Desert might be putting a damper on Atlantic Ocean hurricanes, a new study suggests.

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October 10, 2006 at 06:16 pm by Victoria Revay, 1260 views, add comment

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