EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Blowing dust and wind erosion can be as costly as other natural disasters like hurricanes and other storms, according to a new study that UTEP played a big role in.

Erosion is all around us ... the air at many times the terminal velocity of rain drops of up to 9 m/s. As wind turbines have increased in size and diameter of their blades, this has noticeably ...