Mere Dust

Have you ever considered what an ex­tremely important part minute particles play in the lives of individuals? Are we disdainful, perhaps, of mere dust? On August 27, 1883, Krakatoa erupted throwing tons of fine volcanic ash into the sky. Winds dispersed these light dust particles to a height of fifteen miles into the atmosphere surrounding the earth. For more than two years lurid red sunsets, produced by the pre­sence of this volcanic ash, resembled dis­tant fires. Scientists claim that the...