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A Summer of Pathogens and Dust: Saharan Dust Sweeps Through Kansas

Title (Dublin Core)

A Summer of Pathogens and Dust: Saharan Dust Sweeps Through Kansas

Description (Dublin Core)

Amidst COVID-19's rising case numbers throughout the state, a massive plume of dust from the Sahara Desert swept across the Atlantic, the American South, and into the Great Plains, as seen in the gray-brownish haze in these photographs. The dust plume's arrival, while not an uncommon meteorological event, nevertheless prompted the Kansas Department of Health and the Environment to issue an air quality warning for vulnerable people, as it struggled to grapple with Kansas's growing COVID case load.

Date (Dublin Core)

June 28, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Aaron Peterka

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Aaron Peterka

Partner (Dublin Core)

Northeastern University

Type (Dublin Core)

Photograph

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Environment & Landscape
English Health & Wellness

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

Kansas
weather
Sahara Dust Storm

Collection (Dublin Core)

Environment

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

A billboard that reads "Stay strong Wichita! We'll be back soon!"Stay Strong, Wichita

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

07/06/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

08/10/2020
11/04/2020

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Covid 19

This item was submitted on July 6, 2020 by Aaron Peterka using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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