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Books on: dust storms

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Americans View Their Dust Bowl Experience

Book by John R. Wunder, Frances W. Kaye, Vernon Carstensen; University Press of Colorado, 1999

Subjects:

Depressions--1929--Great Plains--Sources, Droughts--Great Plains--History--20th Century--Sources, Dust Storms--Great Plains--History--20th Century--Sources, Great Plains--Economic Conditions--Sources, Great Plains--History--20th Century--Sources, Great Plains--Rural Conditions--Sources

Collections: History, Entire Library

...associate drought conditions with the Dust Bowl. Bernard Bailyn and associates...the drought and its corresponding dust storms were even more pervasive. Stephen...Arthur Link and associates never find a Dust Bowl in their text, contending instead...
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On the Dirty Plate Trail: Remembering the Dust Bowl Refugee Camps

Book by Sanora Babb, Dorothy Babb, Douglas C. Wixson; University of Texas Press, 2007

Subjects:

Dust Storms--Great Plains--History--20th Century, Labor Camps--United States--History--20th Century, Migrant Agricultural Laborers--United States--History--20th Century, Migrant Labor--United States--History--20th Century

Collections: History, Entire Library

...I5G Dry Summer (Babb), I3z-I33 Dust Bowl: commemorative events on, Io...8, 50 - 51, 53, 54, 151; and dust storms, 47, 48, 49; images of dispossession...162n.9; residents remaining in Dust Bowl homes, 49-52, 162n.ii...
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100 Miles from Baghdad: With the French in Desert Storm

Book by James J. Cooke; Praeger, 1993

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Cooke, James J, Persian Gulf War, 1991--France, Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal Narratives, American

Collections: History, Entire Library

...was also singular in that we had one of the most severe dust storms we had suffered to date, and everything in the main PC was coated with a thick layer of fine dust. There simply was no way to keep it out, and despite...
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The Soviet Strategic Offensive in Manchuria, 1945: August Storm

Book by David M. Glantz; Frank Cass, 2003

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Manchuria (China)--History--1931-1945, Soviet Union--History, Military, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--China--Manchuria, World War, 1939-1945--Soviet Union

Collections: History, Entire Library

...conduct military operations, since during this period the heavy rains stop, temperatures moderate, and high winds and dust storms subside. Militarily, the key to Manchuria is the central valley region. With its high population densities, its...
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Eye of the Storm: Inside the World's Deadliest Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Blizzards

Book by Jeffrey O. Rosenfeld; Plenum Press, 1999

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Blizzards, Hurricanes, Tornadoes

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...unnecessary ions entered the chamber. With dust eliminated, the water vapor in Wilsons...the cloud chamber even when all the dust was evacuated. Eventually he showed...These experiments proved the value of dust in storms. Thus the story of the ice storms...

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Journal Articles on: dust storms

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Health Effects of Dust Storms: Subjective Eye and Respiratory System Symptoms in Inhabitants in Mongolia

Journal article by Haosheng Mu, Badgar Battsetseg, Takehiko Y. Ito, Shinji Otani, Kazunari Onishi, Youichi Kurozawa; Journal of Environmental Health, Vol. 73, 2011

Subjects:

Dust storms--Health aspects, Dust storms--Mongolia, Eye diseases--Diagnosis, Eye diseases--Environmental aspects, Pulmonary manifestations of general diseases--Environmental aspects, Respiratory symptoms--Environmental aspects

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Health Effects of Dust Storms: Subjective Eye and...to produce Asian dust storm events, which spread...suggest that in Mongolia dust storms may cause a higher occurrence...increased rapidly after dust storm outbreaks (Chu, 2004...with our results. Dust storms are related to respiratory...
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Ambient Influenza and Avian Influenza Virus during Dust Storm Days and Background Days

Journal article by Pei-Shih Chen, Feng Ta Tsai, Chien Kun Lin, Chun-Yuh Yang, Chang-Chuan Chan, Chea-Yuan Young, Chien-Hung Lee; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 118, 2010

Subjects:

Avian influenza--Distribution, Avian influenza--Environmental aspects, Avian influenza--Risk factors, Dust storms--Environmental aspects, Dust storms--Health aspects, Dust storms--Taiwan

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...Influenza Virus during Dust Storm Days and Background Days...downwind areas of Asian dust storms (ADS) suggest that...Laybourn RL. 1935. Dust storms and their possible effect...transported Asian dust storms in Taiwan. Environ Res...Correlation of Asian dust storm events with daily clinic...
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A Defiant Cartography: Linda Hogan's Solar Storms

Journal article by Geoffrey Stacks; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 43, 2010

Subjects:

Cartography--Influence, Femininity--Portrayals, Hogan, Linda--Criticism and interpretation, Solar Storms (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

A Defiant Cartography: Linda Hogans Solar Storms. by Geoffrey Stacks Solar Storms begins and ends with a face. As the novel opens...reflected by the scarring on Angels body. Solar Storms thus critiques the long history of embodied geography...
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The Pinwheel in the Storm

Journal article by Ellen Ulken; Southern Quarterly, Vol. 43, 2006

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Disaster recovery, Displaced persons, Evacuations & rescues, Hurricanes, New Orleans Louisiana, Storm damage

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

The Pinwheel in the Storm by Ellen Ulken Hurricanes roar...Pontchartrain, Ive left town for two storms. I cant remember the name...calm waters having born the storm better than most things on...Rain has been rare since the storm, and the dust in the atmosphere adds to the...
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The Moral Intuition of Ruskin's "Storm-Cloud"

Journal article by Brian J. Day; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 45, 2005

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Environmental movement--Portrayals, Environmentalism--Portrayals, Ruskin, John--Criticism and interpretation, The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century (Essay)--Criticism and interpretation

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The Moral Intuition of Ruskins "Storm-Cloud". by Brian J. Day John Ruskins 1884 lecture "The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century" is perhaps...extract, the Norton makes a case for reading "Storm-Cloud" as an environmentally conscious...

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Magazine Articles on: dust storms

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Dust Storms and Hurricanes

Magazine article by Rick Docksai; The Futurist, Vol. 42, September 2008

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Dust storms--Observations, Dust storms--Properties, Dust storms--United States, Hurricanes--Observations, Hurricanes--Properties, Hurricanes--United States, Weather forecasting

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...including tracking dust storms." By studying...dispels many emerging storm winds by sheer force. "Dust storms can essentially rip the storm apart, take its...notions about how dust storms and hurricanes work...the extent of the dusts impact, I dont...
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Strange Visions: Haloes, Dust Storms, and Blood on the Walls: Unusual Events within the Eye Such as the Tearing of Retinal Capillaries or the Detachment of Intraocular Structures May Cause Visual Phenomena That Have Sometimes Been Attributed to Supernatural Sources

Magazine article by A. Charles Catania; Skeptical Inquirer, Vol. 31, January 2007

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Eye diseases--Social aspects, Supernatural beings--Analysis

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...I had seen blood on the walls, dust storms, and people with haloes...any particular report of blood or dust storms or haloes originated with intraocular...believed that the particles of my "dust storm" could have been individual blood...
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Red Dragons and Desert Dust Storms

Magazine article by Oliver North; Human Events, Vol. 59, March 24, 2003

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Armed forces, Freedom of the press, War

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Red Dragons and Desert Dust Storms by Oliver North HMM 268 Forward Operating...described as "extreme." The dust storm that blew in early this evening has...firmly in his cheek, replied, "Dust storms arent allowed to affect us. Its contrary...
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Is America Facing Another Dust Bowl?

Magazine article; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 134, May 2006

Subjects:

Droughts--Causes of, Droughts--Forecasts and trends, Droughts--United States, Dust storms--Forecasts and trends, Dust storms--United States, Ocean temperature--Environmental aspects, United States--Environmental aspects

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...thirds of the country are from that year." The Dust Bowl also was noted for the huge dust storms that billowed across the Great Plains and swallowed...unlikely that the nation will see a return of the dust storms. "The dust storms fed off the over...
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Dust Busters for the Oceans

Magazine article by Lonny Lippsett; Oceanus, Vol. 45, April 2006

Subjects:

Dust, Geochemistry, Oceanographic instruments, Oceanography, Storms

Collections: Entire Library

...But a larger source of iron may be dust storms, which blow huge quantities of mineral...rich soil particles (called Aeolian dust) out to sea, particularly from desert...Institution. They have had to rely on dust samples collected on islands. To...

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Newspaper Articles on: dust storms

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Our View; Dust Storm a First for Many in Our Region

Newspaper article; The Gympie Times (Gympie, Australia), September 24, 2009

Subjects:

Dust storms--Australia, Sandstorms--Australia

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Our View; Dust Storm a First for Many in Our Region...their lifetime like the dust storm that descended across the...blanket across Gympie. Dust storms are not unknown in this area...has been lost in this dust storm is unknown but the amount...
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Massive Dust Storm Hits Phoenix

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July 7, 2011

Subjects:

Dust storms--Arizona, Sandstorms--Arizona

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Massive Dust Storm Hits Phoenix. Byline...mother of all dust storms. The mile-high...sidewalks. Because dust storms, also known by the...100-mile-wide storm moved like a giant...create the wall of dust. The storm also hit the Yuma...
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BROWN UNDER.. Huge Dust Storm Batters Sydney as Freak Winds Create Mayhem

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), September 24, 2009

Subjects:

Dust storms--Australia, Sandstorms--Australia, Storm damage

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

BROWN UNDER.. Huge Dust Storm Batters Sydney as Freak...sepia glow as an outback dust storm shrouds the city. Sweeping...warned to take extra care. The storm was caused by a major cold...earth, wind and fire." The storm stretched for more than 800km...dwellers, not used to dust storms, it meant they awoke to a...
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{Warwick Recovers from Big Dust-Up} {A Dusty and Gusty Day}; View the Dust Storm Photo Gallery At

Newspaper article; Daily News (Warwick, Australia), September 24, 2009

Subjects:

Dust storms, Sandstorms

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Warwick Recovers from Big Dust-Up} {A Dusty and Gusty Day}; View the Dust Storm Photo Gallery At. Byline...Boal reckons yesterdays dust storm was "one of the worst Ive...scientists warning of more dust storms to come, it is still unclear...difficulties yesterday due to the dust storm. "There was nobody with severe...
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{Dust Storm Returns} {Dust Tipped to Return }

Newspaper article; Tweed Daily News (Tweed Heads, Australia), September 26, 2009

Subjects:

Dust storms--Australia, Sandstorms--Australia

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

{Dust Storm Returns} {Dust Tipped to Return }. DUST when you thought the storm was gone it is back. Two days of cleaning may prove to be in vain, as another dust storm is forecast to hit the Tweed this afternoon. While not as severe as Wednesdays...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: dust storms

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Storm

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...often by hail. The term storm is also applied to blizzards, sandstorms, and dust storms, in which high wind is...meteorological element. A storm surge, sometimes called...areas subject to tropical storms and bordering on shallow...
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Dust, Atmospheric

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...after its occurrence. Large seasonal dust storms occur in the Sahara and neighboring...where it can affect air quality, and dust from the Gobi Desert in Asia has...carried as far east as Minnesota. Such dust storms, which are aggravated by desertification...
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Dust Bowl

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...years, from December to May, the dust storms recurred. Crops and pasture lands...erosion-prevention farming, the Dust Bowl phenomenon has been virtually...historic reference. See D. Worster, Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the...
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Kansas , State, United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...western plains average 17 in. (43 cm). Occasional dust storms plague farmers and ranchers in the west. The climate...disasters. Repeated and prolonged droughts accompanied by dust storms, occasional grasshopper invasions, and floods all caused...
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Drought

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and famine; large land areas often suffer damage from dust storms or fire. Drought is thought by some to have caused migrations...devastated the Great Plains of the United States; called the Dust Bowl , its area spread to alarming dimensions (about...

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