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What is the size range of a dust devil?
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?
What is a dust devil?
A strong, well-formed, and relatively short-lived whirlwind.
How are dust devils similar to tornadoes?
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?
What are dust devils usually harmless, but can on rare occasions do?
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How do dust devils form?
How do dust devils form?
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