Can African Dust Storms Prevent Hurricanes? | NowPublic News Coverage

Can African Dust Storms Prevent Hurricanes?

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by Victoria Revay | October 10, 2006 at 02:16 pm

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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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