asakiyume, 20 days ago to space In the annals of we-are-all-connected.... Each year, on average 27.7 million tons of Saharan dust, carried on wind currents across the Atlantic, drop into Amazonia, bringing vital phosphorus from the Bodélé Depression in Chad, an ancient lake bed. Amazonia's plant life needs this transoceanic fertilization. https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/goddard/nasa-satellite-reveals-how-much-saharan-dust-feeds-amazons-plants/ #Connections #NASA #currents #wind #sahara #amazonia #rain forest #desert
In the annals of we-are-all-connected....
Each year, on average 27.7 million tons of Saharan dust, carried on wind currents across the Atlantic, drop into Amazonia, bringing vital phosphorus from the Bodélé Depression in Chad, an ancient lake bed. Amazonia's plant life needs this transoceanic fertilization. https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/goddard/nasa-satellite-reveals-how-much-saharan-dust-feeds-amazons-plants/
#Connections #NASA #currents #wind #sahara #amazonia #rain forest #desert
durchdiewelt, 28 days ago to random #Fotovorschlag 'nicht im Urlaub' sondern in meinem damaligen Job als Tourguide unterwegs mit einem Kamerateam in der #Sahara
#Fotovorschlag 'nicht im Urlaub' sondern in meinem damaligen Job als Tourguide unterwegs mit einem Kamerateam in der #Sahara