There’s nothing linear going on. Everyone infers that.
Unless you want to.

Been reading about accelerating destruction in the Amazon. A chunk the size of Rhode Island burnt down each year. This buckaroo practice unearths rich soil for farming that’s productive for about four or five years. After that, the soil turns into sand and sand dust.
Carports for the farmers, then, are an interim step. Dust when it rains converts to haze and the stain of moist bubble-like illusions.