Every year, the wind drags large concentrations of dust from the Sahara desert for thousands of kilometers from Africa to the American continent. In El Salvador, this phenomenon is associated with hazy skies and a decrease in air quality, but it can also generate effects on agricultural soils. These warm and dry air masses are composed of tiny particles of sand and dust. These are transported by the trade winds and sometimes by tropical waves to…
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Every year, the wind drags large concentrations of dust from the Sahara desert for thousands of kilometers from Africa to the American continent. In El Salvador, this phenomenon is associated with hazy skies and a decrease in air quality, but it can also generate effects on agricultural soils. These warm and dry air masses are composed of tiny particles of sand and dust. These are transported by the trade winds and sometimes by tropical waves to…