Heavy Atlantic rain can block African aerosols from fertilizing Amazon, study finds - Peer2Peer

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

May 09, 2026

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.

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-heavy-atlantic-block-african-aerosols.html

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