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Scientist Solves Mystery of Fertile Persian Gulf

A dust storm over the Persian Gulf. Image via NASA Earth Observatory On land, a fierce dust storm blots out any sign of life. But offshore, these banes of desert -dwellers’ existence can be providers of life in what might otherwise be empty waters, according to an Arab biologist who believes he’s solved the mystery of why the

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Scientist Solves Mystery of Fertile Persian Gulf

The Apocalypse? It’s Now. And It’s Australian.

A record-setting dust storm swept across Sydney yesterday and obscured basically everything , including the famed Opera House, which can sorta be seen here. One visitor described the scene as “like a nuclear winter morning.” The beginning of a dystopian day? Scientists, it’s worth noting, aren’t pinning the blame on climate change , although an unusually dry summer did contribute.

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The Apocalypse? It’s Now. And It’s Australian.