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Grenfell insulation firm boss told his staff to let concerns about their product ‘gather dust’

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Grenfell insulation firm boss told his staff to let concerns about their product ‘gather dust’, public inquiry hears as executives from cladding company prepare to face questions Manager who sold Grenfell cladding panels will be questioned at public inquiry  Inquiry is examining how products were supplied and fitted on the London tower West London tower … Read more

Dust deposited 3-5 million years ago confirms climate change is pushing westerly winds to the poles

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Dust left deep beneath the oceans three to five million years ago has confirmed that climate change is pushing westerly winds towards the poles, say scientists.  The winds, commonly known as the westerlies, play an important role in shaping the world’s weather by influencing rainfall, ocean currents and tropical cyclone paths. They typically blow from … Read more

NASA is paying a Colorado startup just $1 to collect moon dust from the lunar surface in 2023

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Space exploration is expensive, and NASA is always looking for ways to economize.  The US space agency will be saving some big bucks by paying a Colorado startup just $1 to collect soil samples from the moon. The company, Lunar Outpost, has agreed to send a rover to the lunar South Pole in 2023 to … Read more

North Korea tells people to stay indoors over ‘yellow dust’ virus fears

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North Koreans are warned to stay indoors over fears ‘yellow dust cloud from China’ could infect the population with Covid-19 Kim Jong-un’s regime is urging people to stay inside and keep windows closed Stay-at-home message has also been passed to foreign diplomats in Pyongyang  The secretive kingdom claims it has never had a single case … Read more

Dust from the Sahara is being blown onto the Himalayas and is speeding up snow cap melt

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Dust from some of the world’s largest deserts is contributing to the rapid melt of the Himalayan snow caps, scientists have found.  The particles reach the peaks after travelling thousands of miles from the Indian Thar Desert, the plains of Saudi Arabia and the Sahara.  After being carried around the world on vast air currents, … Read more

Interstellar visitor Oumuamua is a ‘dust bunny’ formed from particles inside a comet, experts say

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Interstellar visitor Oumuamua may be a ‘dust bunny,’ according to experts who say it formed from particles inside an Oort cloud comet and broke off due to hydrodynamic stress Oumuamua, spotted in 2017, is Earth’s first interstellar visitor The discovery has raised many questions, primarily focused on its origins  Experts now say it formed similar to … Read more

Why the Roborock S6 robot vacuum cleaner banishes pet hair, dust and dirt

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Is the Roborock S6 worth the £530 price tag? This nifty vacuum cleaner takes the hassle out of keeping your floors clean and banishes dust, dirt and pet hair By Corinna Burton For Mailonline Published: 09:07 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 09:07 BST, 8 September 2020 Vacuuming can feel like a never ending chore, … Read more

The great lockdown shopathon: Are your purchases gathering dust?

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We bought dresses fit for a royal wedding when we were lying on the sofa watching Tiger King From guitars to baking kits, we spent a whopping £40 billion on ‘dispensable items’ during those long months at home. Are your embarrassing purchases gathering dust? Mine, too, confesses Flic Everett    As life resets to ‘the new … Read more

‘Godzilla’ dust plume sweeps across the Atlantic, ESA imagery shows

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New satellite imagery from the European Space Agency (ESA) shows a giant orange dust cloud, nicknamed ‘Godzilla’, making its way across the Atlantic Ocean. Over a period of less than a month, the impressive plume reached the Caribbean, South America and the US from its initial spot in the Sahara Desert.    The ESA has provided … Read more