Day 18 of 365
January 18
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Environment The Amazon Rainforest and Sahara Desert Connection
The Amazon rainforest depends on dust blown across the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara Desert. Approximately 27 million tons of Saharan dust travels to the Amazon annually, providing essential phosphorus that fertilizes the rainforest. This transcontinental nutrient transfer shows how Earth's ecosystems are interconnected in unexpected ways.
💡 Did you know?
Satellites can track individual dust clouds traveling from Africa to South America across 5,000 miles of ocean!
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