Video

Soil Erosion by Wind and Its Control
Produced by WERU for NRCS, 2003. 35. min. / Color VHS & DVD.

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Dust Devils on Mars
Produced by NASA/JPL, May 5, 2005
The Effects of Globally Transported African and Asian Dust on Coral Reef and Human Health
Produced by USGS, November, 2001
Dust Bowl Storm Footage
This video contains footage of a Dust Bowl era dust storm.
MPG format, 3.7 Megabytes, 320x200
Dune sand in Wind Tunnel
This is an older video showing the saltation and creep movement of dune sand in the WERU wind tunnel.MPG format, 2.8 Megabytes, 320x200
Close up of dune sand in Wind Tunnel
This is an older video showing a close up of sand movement in the WERU wind tunnel.MPG format, 3.2 Megabytes, 320x200
Dune sand and Plants in Wind Tunnel
A video showing plant damage caused by the wind and sand particles in the wind stream. The first part of the video shows winter wheat in the wind tunnel while the second part shows young corn plants. MPG format, 2.1 Megabytes, 320x200
The Plow that Broke the Plains
Produced by Pare Lorentz, 1936. A U.S. Government Short Film about the Dust Bowl. 30. min. / B&W.
Windows Media Format (wmv), 46.7 Megabytes, 320x240
Rain for the Earth, Part 1
Produced by The Works Projects Administration, 1937. A U.S. Government Film that includes Dust Bowl footage. ~10. min. / B&W.
Audio Video Interleave Format (avi), 31.5 Megabytes, 320x240

Mali, West Africa

Climate Change and Air Quality
Climate change will exacerbate air quality problems, says Jeffrey Stehr, PhD, atmospheric scientist at the University of Maryland. It has also led researchers to collaborate more as they try to understand the interactions between gases and particles that both warm the planet and harm people's health.