Paladino raised Cuza's eyebrows by saying that Ground Zero isn't merely the footprint of the Twin Towers, but rather «the entire
area that was
affected by the
dust cloud, which spread
over an
area of approximately a quarter of a mile in every direction.»
Cloud formation is
affected by several factors, including concentration of aerosols and
dust, and are relatively scarce
over areas of maximum warming, namely the poles and the deserts.