Dust storms play a pervasive role in the Earth system. They are events of considerable
extent and of frequent occurrence in drylands. The amount of suspended material they …

Dust storms may originate in many of the world's drylands and have an effect not only on
human health in the drylands themselves but also in downwind environments, including …

Dust storms are an important environmental problem worldwide. The main sources of dust
storms include the Sahara, the Middle East, and central and northeastern Asia. Dust …

Dust storms have a number of impacts upon the environment including radiative forcing, and
biogeochemical cycling. They transport material over many thousands of kilometres. They …

Arid regions, the source of most airborne mineral dusts, comprise a third of the Earth's land
surface, where some two billion people are exposed daily to the fine particles raised by …

Dust storms expose people suspended particles, microorganisms and potential allergens
that have been absorbed by dust particles during airborne transport. The purpose of this …

Every year, Sahelian dust storms, which can rise up to 4 kilometers into the sky, launch
masses of dust—estimated from 500 million to over 1 billion tons—into the atmosphere. By …

This study aimed to investigate the impact of dust storms on short-term mortality in Kuwait.
We analyzed respiratory and cardiovascular mortality as well as all-cause mortality in …

Background: The impact of dust storms on human health has been studied in the context of
Asian, Saharan, Arabian, and Australian storms, but there has been no recent population …

Incidences of sand storms have increased in recent years and there is evidence that these
dusts can move across long distances. Sand dusts have different adverse effects on health …