Dust storms originate in many of the world's drylands and frequently present hazards to
human society, both within the drylands themselves but also outside drylands due to long …

In desert regions, several environmental challenges have the potential to reduce solar
energy production. These are the formation of thinly crusted mud and/or carbonates coatings …

Sand and dust storms (SDS) pose a wide range of hazards to human society, affecting
people in drylands and beyond. This paper, based on a wide-ranging review of the scientific …

Photovoltaic (PV) is a high-potential renewable energy technology for Kuwait to pursue due
to high daily irradiation, and has garnered local attention in recent years due to the growing …

This paper presents key results from analysis of surface meteorological observations
collected in the Northern Arabian/Persian Gulf (N Gulf; Kuwait, Bahrain, and NE Saudi …

The present paper reports the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the electricity peak load
and power generation in the State of Kuwait during the partial and full curfews imposed in …

Dust storms (DS) are considered a common environmental phenomenon in numerous
countries of the world, especially in the arid and semi-arid regions. DS causes a significant …

Background The health burden from exposure to air pollution has been studied in many
parts of the world. However, there is limited research on the health effects of air quality in …

This paper promotes an understanding of the mineralogical, chemical, and physical
interrelationships of re-suspended mineral dusts collected as grab samples from global dust …

Although Kuwait is greatly impacted by sand and dust storms (SDS) from Southern Iraq, to
date little is known about the nature of these storms. Kuwait is vulnerable to SDS trajectories …