 Photo by Peter J. Pilles, Jr. |
Earth's Fertilizer?
An eruption of Sunset Crater, Ariz. (pictured here), more than 1,000 years ago was a boon to local agriculture after a thin layer of volcanic dust settled and left less arable land more fertile than before. |
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