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What is the size range of a dust devil?

Small: 18 in/half a metre wide and a few yards/metres tall to large: more than 30 ft/10 m wide and more than half a mile/1 km tall.

What is a dust devil?

A strong, well-formed, and relatively short-lived whirlwind.

How are dust devils similar to tornadoes?

Both are a weather phenomenon involving a vertically oriented rotating column of wind.

What are dust devils usually harmless, but can on rare occasions do?

<p>Grow large enough to pose a threat to both people and property.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do dust devils form?

<p>When a pocket of hot air near the surface rises quickly through cooler air above it, forming an updraft.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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