EarthProfessor

The "Professor" represents our team of researchers and writers. Both adults and kids have tons of questions about our planet. Our job is to answer them!

Why were the dust storms bad?

Dust storms cause soil loss from the drylands, and worse, they preferentially remove organic matter and the nutrient-rich lightest particles, thereby reducing agricultural productivity. The abrasive effect of the storm damages young crop plants. Dust storms also reduced visibility affecting aircraft and road transportation. One way to consider this is scientists have known that poor …

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