News Headline
The Amazon is fertilized with the dust of the Sahara
Source
United Press International (UPI)
Publication Date
2015-02-26
GREENBELT, Md., Feb. 25 (UPI) -- On one side of the Atlantic is one of the driest splotches of land on Earth. On the other side is one of the wettest and most fertile. Despite the miles of open ocean separating the Sahara and Amazon, the two locales do share a commonality -- nutrient-rich dust.