The leaves of this Schefflera show the dust marks left by rain dust (near Paris, France)Air pollution often causes rain to leave stains of dust after it evaporates, in Monterrey, Mexico.
Rain dust or snow dust, traditionally known as muddy rain, red rain, or coloured rain, is a variety of rain (or any other form of precipitation) which contains enough mineral dust, from soils (particularly from deserts), for the dust to be visible without using a microscope.
Raindust or snow dust, traditionally known as muddy rain, red rain, or coloured rain, is a variety of rain (or any other form of precipitation) which...
dust gave the water its red colour gained ground. Today, the dominant theories are that the rain is caused by red dust suspended in the water (rain dust)...
Rain polluted with dark particulates such as raindust Black Rain (1977 film) or The Last Wave, an Australian film directed by Peter Weir Black Rain (1989...
subsequently spreads across the Mediterranean (where it is the origin of raindust) and Caribbean seas into northern South America, Central America, and...
A dust storm, also called a sandstorm, is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions. Dust storms arise when a gust front or other...
the United Kingdom. Coloured rain is by no means rare, and can often be explained by the airborne transport of raindust from deserts or other dry regions...
Asian Dust (also yellow dust, yellow sand, yellow wind or China dust storms) is a meteorological phenomenon that affects much of East Asia year-round and...
The Dust Bowl was the result of a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies...
explosion and the shock wave has passed. It commonly refers to the radioactive dust and ash created when a nuclear weapon explodes. The amount and spread of...
A dust devil (also known regionally as a dirt devil) is a strong, well-formed, and relatively short-lived whirlwind. Its size ranges from small (18 in/half...
ground in the form of raindust. The principal cause of alkaline rain are emissions from factories and waste deposits. Mineral dust containing large amounts...
Diamond dust is a ground-level cloud composed of tiny ice crystals. This meteorological phenomenon is also referred to simply as ice crystals and is reported...
the so-called red raindust (Italian: pioggia rossa), fallen on Apulia on 7 March 1803. It was believed at that time that the rain was caused by the explosion...
sufficient distance. When flying through or above clouds, or in fog, rain, dust or similar low-level weather conditions, these references can be obscured...
because of the heat and dust brought from African coastal regions, or because of the cool dampness further north in Europe. The dust in the sirocco winds...
Freezing rain is rain maintained at temperatures below freezing by the ambient air mass that causes freezing on contact with surfaces. Unlike a mixture...
particles in clastic rocks Raindust, also known as sediment precipitation – Form of precipitation containing visible dustPages displaying wikidata descriptions...
clouds and rain. This process is typically active when freezing rain occurs. A stationary front is often present near the area of freezing rain and serves...
Saharan dust (also African dust, yellow dust, yellow sand, yellow wind or Sahara dust storms) is an aeolian mineral dust from the Sahara desert, the largest...
sirocco brings humid and warm air, often carrying Saharan sand causing raindust. On the Adriatic Sea's coasts and islands, there are numerous small settlements...
of a typical splice closure that prevents the intrusion of wind-driven rain, dust, and insects. Such a closure, however, permits the free exchange of air...
blown across with the Sahara dust. New England's Dark Day Red rain in Kerala Stevenson, Catherine M. (1969). "The dust fall and severe storms of 1 July...
hazardous conditions, such as those caused by snow, ice, sleet, fog, mist, rain, dust, or smoke, adversely affect visibility or traction. Speed shall be reduced...
winds, creating dust and sand storms known as haboobs. In areas where trees or other vegetation are present, there is little to no rain that can prevent...
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