Rising atmospheric dust across the Great Plains recalls lead up to the Dust Bowl

Washington DC (UPI) Oct 13, 2020

Atmospheric dust levels are rising 5 percent per year across the Great Plains, according to a new survey by scientists at the University of Utah. The research, published this week in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, increased cropland conversion and expanded growing seasons are exposing more and more soil and wind erosion. Authors of the new study suggest the phenomenon,