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South Africa lacks a detailed, long-term national system of data collection on dust storms
DUST STORMS

Frequency of sand and dust storms on the rise, warns United Nations

South Africa lacks a detailed, long-term national system of data collection on dust storms

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
Blast: Dust storms in the Free State are not a new phenomenon and they don’t happen often. They happen in the months of June to January, when the maize crop is harvested and a new one planted. (Petrus Roux)
AGRICULTURE

Dust erosion harms SA’s food bowl

If micronutrients are blown away and the soil dries, the Free State maize crop is threatened

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read