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To: Calpernia
I’m not sure it is a separate. Have you followed the tracking at NASA?

I'm not sure what you mean, and no, I don't regularly track dust storms. However, for more on the Asian brown cloud, check the links below:

INDOEX studies aerosols over the Indian Ocean

Part I: The South Asian Haze: Air Pollution, Ozone and Aerosols PDF, slow to load (note images on page 13 of the PDF, 19 according to document pagination) from this site: Impact Study: The Atmospheric Brown Cloud : Climate and other Environmental Impacts

And for more on Asian dust storms, check

The Pacific Dust Express

Checking the Wikipedia links, there is some media (and Wikipedia) confusion of the two. The term "Asian brown cloud" primarily refers to the smoke/pollutant aerosol haze from India and China that is usually found over the Indian Ocean, Indonesia and the related seas, the Chinese mainland, and extending over Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. Asian dust storms are usually Gobi and Taklimakan (Mongolia) storms that can travel over Japan, Korea, Siberia, and the Pacific Ocean. Pollution from the Asian brown cloud can get mixed with the dust storms, but they are mostly separate phenomena.

52 posted on 08/03/2007 2:47:29 PM PDT by cogitator
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To: cogitator

Oh I see! I’m sorry, I always assumed they were the same. Thank you for the clarification.

You know, either way, that doesn’t look good at all.


53 posted on 08/03/2007 4:01:35 PM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Grinder; Esther Ruth; freepatriot32; tiamat; Ladysmith; Alas Babylon!; Malacoda; vrwc0915; ...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1875804/posts?page=52#52

Look at post 52. This really needs to be kept in mind for imported vegetables and fruits.


54 posted on 08/03/2007 4:04:17 PM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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