{"id":984,"date":"2005-05-10T10:58:00","date_gmt":"2005-05-10T08:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/satellites_study_deadly_dust_storms\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:34:31","slug":"satellites_study_deadly_dust_storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/ro\/satellites_study_deadly_dust_storms\/","title":{"rendered":"Satelitele studiaz\u0103 furtunile de praf mortale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>Praful este un mare c\u0103l\u0103tor. Nu este deloc neobi\u0219nuit ca un strat sub\u021bire de praf provenit din de\u0219ertul Sahara din Africa s\u0103 se depun\u0103 pe ma\u0219inile parcate la mii de kilometri distan\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00cens\u0103 praful poate fi mortal. \u00cen zonele aride de la marginea de\u0219ertului Sahara (cunoscute sub numele de Sahel), 300 de milioane de oameni sunt expu\u0219i riscului de a contracta o boal\u0103 mortal\u0103 numit\u0103 meningit\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>Aceast\u0103 boal\u0103 provoac\u0103 umflarea creierului \u0219i a membranei care \u00eenvele\u0219te m\u0103duva spin\u0103rii. Cei care supravie\u021buiesc pot suferi de surditate \u0219i leziuni cerebrale.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFocarele de meningit\u0103 apar dup\u0103 o perioad\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 ploi, cu umiditate sc\u0103zut\u0103 \u0219i mult praf \u00een aer\u201d, a explicat Isabelle Jeanne, de la Centrul de Cercetare Medical\u0103 \u0219i Sanitar\u0103 din Niger.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"2241\" data-credit=\"ESA 2003\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2003\/07\/Dust_blown_from_the_Western_Sahara_towards_the_Canary_Islands2\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2003\/07\/dust_blown_from_the_western_sahara_towards_the_canary_islands2\/17890688-2-eng-GB\/Dust_blown_from_the_Western_Sahara_towards_the_Canary_Islands.jpg\" alt=\"Dust blown from the Western Sahara towards the Canary Islands\"><figcaption>Praf purtat de v\u00e2nt din Sahara Occidental\u0103 c\u0103tre Insulele Canare<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leg\u0103tura exact\u0103 nu este \u00eenc\u0103 cunoscut\u0103. O teorie sus\u021bine c\u0103 praful purtat de v\u00e2nt, la fel de fin ca pudra de talc, provoac\u0103 irita\u021bii \u00een interiorul nasului. Acest lucru faciliteaz\u0103 p\u0103trunderea bacteriilor \u00een fluxul sanguin.<\/p>\n<p>ESA ajut\u0103 oamenii de \u0219tiin\u021b\u0103 s\u0103 studieze \u0219i s\u0103 prevad\u0103 focarele de meningit\u0103. Scopul este acela de a afla mai multe despre epidemiile letale care apar adesea odat\u0103 cu sosirea norului de praf.<\/p>\n<p>Cercet\u0103torii din domeniul medical utilizeaz\u0103 imagini din satelit pentru a urm\u0103ri furtunile masive de praf care m\u0103tur\u0103 regiunea Sahel. \u00cen timpul ultimului sezon uscat, ESA a furnizat h\u0103r\u021bi s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2nale ale prafului, ca parte a unui sistem de avertizare timpurie. H\u0103r\u021bile din Sahel se bazeaz\u0103 pe imagini zilnice captate de satelitul meteorologic Meteosat-7, construit de ESA.<\/p>\n<p>Urm\u0103torul pas const\u0103 \u00een analizarea imaginilor realizate \u00een ultimii 10 ani \u0219i identificarea leg\u0103turilor dintre furtunile de praf \u0219i focarele bolii.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dust is a great traveller. It is not uncommon for a fine coating of dust from Africa\u2019s Sahara desert to settle on parked cars thousands of kilometres away. 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