Is Saharan Dust Secretly Feeding the Amazon? The science behind a 10,000-mile journey |
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March 2, 2026
About 27 million tons of Saharan dust transports about 22,000 tons of phosphorus to the Amazon every year/Image source: NASA In 2015, scientists reported evidence that large amounts of dust from the Sahara help replenish phosphorus in the Amazon…