What good is dust?

This satellite photo shows a cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert hovering over the Caribbean. (NOAA via AP)
A blanket of dust from the Sahara hovers over downtown Houston, Texas. (AP)
Sunsets and sunrises are more vibrant with the dust particles in the air. (AP)
Police officers wearing masks because of the coronavirus walk under a cloud of Saharan dust in Havana, Cuba. (AP)
The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world. It is in Africa but wind carried its dust across the ocean.

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Hot winds blew in Africa. Desert dust spun into a cloud. It gusted over the ocean.

Dust fell into the water. Yum! Vitamins for tiny sea animals!

READ MORE: Dust clouds form over the Sahara Desert in northern Africa every summer. They were very large this year. Hot winds blew them across the Atlantic Ocean. You might have noticed milky white skies, beautiful sunsets, or dusty hazes in the United States. The desert dust is made up of minerals, such as iron and phosphorous. These minerals are good for plant and animal life. John 1:3 says about Jesus, “All things were made through Him, and without Him was not any thing made that was made.”