Heavy Atlantic rain can block African aerosols from fertilizing Amazon, study finds

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May 9, 2026, 3:00 pm73 ptsTrending
How are cold air masses advancing in the United States connected to fertilizers carried by "flying rivers" from Africa that nourish the soils of the Brazilian Amazon? An article published in Geophysical Research Letters reveals an atmospheric connection between these distant regions.

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