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The primary cause of Kalima is the movement of air masses over the Sahara. [2] The region near the surface in the Sahara undergoes strong warming through heat transfer from the underlying layer. This extreme diurnal warming creates instability in the lowest layer of the atmosphere, warming and drying the air near the surface and cooling while ...
Wildfires began breaking out in Southern California Tuesday morning as a life-threatening, widespread windstorm that could be one of the most destructive to hit the region in over a decade roars ...
Editor's Note: For updates on the Los Angeles wildfires in California, please read USA TODAY'S live updates for Saturday, Jan. 11.. A growing number of wildfires spread rapidly across Los Angeles ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency as firefighters struggled to contain the Palisades Fire, which destroyed buildings and had burned nearly 3,000 acres by early ...
Saharan dust (also African dust, yellow dust, yellow sand, yellow wind or Sahara dust storms) is an aeolian mineral dust from the Sahara, the largest hot desert in the world. The desert spans just over 9 million square kilometers, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea , from the Mediterranean Sea to the Niger River valley and the Sudan region ...
Sand blowing off a crest in the Kelso Dunes of the Mojave Desert, California. Aeolian landforms are formed when wind moves sediment (see aeolian processes). Sediment particles move when they are lifted by upwards Bernoulli forces that exceed their downwards weight or when they are dragged from their initial position. Depending on the balance of ...
The ferocious wildfires turning the Los Angeles area into a raging inferno are being fueled by "hurricane force" Santa Ana winds that have already prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of ...
The region is protected by the Mojave National Preserve and is located near the town of Baker, San Bernardino County, California, and the Preserve Visitor Center. [2] The dune field covers 45 square miles (120 km 2) and includes migrating dunes, vegetation-stabilized dunes, sand sheets, and sand ramps. The tallest dunes rise up to 650 feet (200 ...