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Observations on a “Dust-Whirl”

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WHILE making magnetic determinations at Kirksville, Mo., several “dust-whirls”, or small whirlwinds, were observed, which, although not destructive in their effects, were unusually violent. The dust was carried by strong surface-winds, which rushed inward to the centre of the whirl, rising in a vast column 200 feet high.

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NIPHER, F. Observations on a “Dust-Whirl”. Nature 18, 488 (1878). https://doi.org/10.1038/018488a0

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