August 4, 2012

Dust from Asia pollutes U.S., Canada air




Dust from Asia pollutes U.S., Canada air

About 64 million tons of dust, pollution and other particles that have potential climate and human health effects survive the trans-ocean journey.

Dust and aerosol pollution from Asia travels across the ocean and sullies the air in the United States and Canada, possibly worsening the effects of climate change, a NASA-backed study showed Thursday.

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