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Our Cluster studies how mineral moves through the , the part of the Earth which supports surface life.

As part of a three day meeting finding ways to pool their knowledge and advance members of the nine clusters in the Critical Zone Collaborative Network visited a near which provides some of our on data, managed by a team based at the of .

More about their work: kslnewsradio.com/2013500/how-a.

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Dustˆ2 · @dustsquared
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grows from . But how the gets to the place it will become soil is exactly what the Collaborative Network's Cluster studies. Here's an overview of the cluster's work from one of the team's @jmunroe based at @middlebury

youtu.be/8Yrh5tu9A-4

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Dustˆ2 · @dustsquared
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Great example of how Cluster members work with their local communities to better understand the workings of the in the .

attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/d

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Janice Brahney is based at the University of and is a member of the Collaborative Network's Cluster.

Our Cluster members are involved in many other projects advancing the work of . As well as her work as a faculty member and research scientist she's also on the of Science, a journal published by the University of . Read the latest issue via the link below.

journals.uchicago.edu/toc/fws/

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included University of based Cluster Member Kevin Perry in a March 2023 broadcast on .

"The thought that we’re at the cusp of losing this vital ecosystem [the ] in this absolutely wonderful place just makes me really sad."

Listen to the broadcast, read the full transcript.

sciencefriday.com/segments/sav

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Dustˆ2 · @dustsquared
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Story about recent storms in .

"Dust pollution is harmful on its own, ravaging the lungs, flaring up asthma and causing inflammation. The lake’s sediment also contains dangerous materials like and other heavy . The impact those pollutants are having on Front residents remains unknown."

This is why we are doing this work in the Cluster. We want to be able to better understand the impact of those .

sltrib.com/news/environment/20

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Dustˆ2 · @dustsquared
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Members of the Cluster often collaborate with policy makers as we learn more about how and influence the movement of dust in the .

Look for Cluster member @jmunroe at @EuroGeosciences this week and find out more about how this team is part of finding solutions to large scale environmental emergencies like the collapse of the in .

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continues today. @middlebury based, Cluster member @jmunroe is sharing about the project during the meeting.

Munroe is a regular attendee at @EuroGeosciences and offers some thoughts about what not to do during the meeting.

It's tempting, Munroe says, to want to see everything. But sometimes there's value in staying in one place and absorbing the around you.

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Here's the for the @EuroGeosciences session which will describe some of the work happening in the Cluster.

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Dustˆ2 · @dustsquared
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The is in danger. Cluster members have been sounding warning bells for years about changes that are the root cause of the threat. Here's coverage from 's ABC4 from a symposium held last week where researchers participated.

abc4.com/news/politics/this-is

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Video uploaded!

Cluster member @jmunroe was the guest in a Alliance for North America on Friday March 10.

The video recording from the even has been added to the DANA website and can be found here:

dust.cira.colostate.edu/archiv

Thank you, DANA, for hosing a member of the Cluster. This video is also a bit of a preview of what Munroe will be presenting about at next month.

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is coming soon!

Cluster member @jmunroe will be presenting about the work of the team on Tuesday, 25 April.

Read the abstract and add to your: meetingorganizer.copernicus.or

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Dustˆ2 · @dustsquared
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Some screenshots from a March 10 workshop with @middlebury based Cluster member @jmunroe.

Munroe presented about the Cluster's work, showing his ongoing commitment to researching in the Southwest US, the of a passive collector he developed, and answered questions about the project.

Details and place where the recording will be posted:

dust.cira.colostate.edu/archiv

Thank you to the Dust Alliance for North America for hosting this event.

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@sflorg These findings are fascinating. And highlight the importance of our continuing research in the Collaborative Network's Cluster.

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The Great Salt Lake Strike Team, including researcher Kevin Perry, just released a powerful and succinct summary of the factors contributing to the current historic low lake level, and policy options for addressing this situation. gardner.utah.edu/great-salt-la

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Long term research sites situated across the southwestern United States are the source of the samples providing data for projects.

Cluster member @jmunroe regularly visits the sites, some very remote, to collect those samples.

It's a place he's been working and studying for most of his career.

In this audio recorded in 2020 at the start of our 5-year project, Munroe reflects on his connection with this area of the world.

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Deadman Lake in .

In this video Cluster member @jmunroe describes what he sees as he watches this footage recorded during the 2020 and how it motivates his research.

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It is as doom and gloomy as it sounds.

Continued reporting about the approaching end of the Great Salt Lake as it has been known to humans. This story from is based on a paper co-authored by members of the Cluster as well as members of other Collaborative Network Clusters.

theguardian.com/environment/20

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Dustˆ2 · @dustsquared
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From 2020. We've been talking with @jmunroe regularly about the work of the cluster.

In this video from early in the first year of our five year funded project, Munroe describes how our work is part of developing a better understanding the role of in a changing climate.

We're hoping to present some of this work as part of

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