dust

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Dust storms and spinning dust devils sweep across the surface, continually reshaping the landscape and driving processes that scientists are only beginning to fully understand.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

This suggests that electrical activity driven by dust, lightning, or energetic particles may play a broader role in shaping planetary environments.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

That dust makes its way into the lungs of the children of the Imperial Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, some flights were disrupted on Crete on Wednesday after dust from an African storm filled the air, turning the sky red-orange.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He took off down the road, with the buckboard bouncing, and the dust a-boiling.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls