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Dust in the wind

Daniel Jacob, a professor of atmospheric chemistry and environmental engineering creates a computer model for estimating the environmental impact of dust from Asia (Harvard Gazette)

On the dustiest days in the western United States, 40 percent of the grime blows in from Asia. And fine particles can travel all the way around the world from Africa's Sahara Desert. These unwanted visitors show up in a new model of dust imports developed by researchers from Harvard and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The findings have important implications for air pollution and climate change.

Read the full story in the Harvard Gazette