Desert dust and human health disorders

AS Goudie - Environment international, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

Wind erosion and dust from US drylands: a review of causes, consequences, and solutions in a changing world

MC Duniway, AA Pfennigwerth, SE Fick… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Erosion by wind is one of the principal processes associated with land degradation in
drylands and is a significant concern to land managers and policymakers globally. In the …

[HTML][HTML] A global assessment of precipitation chemistry and deposition of sulfur, nitrogen, sea salt, base cations, organic acids, acidity and pH, and phosphorus

R Vet, RS Artz, S Carou, M Shaw, CU Ro, W Aas… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - Elsevier
A global assessment of precipitation chemistry and deposition has been carried out under
the direction of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Global Atmosphere Watch …

Geomorphic and sedimentary effects of modern climate change: current and anticipated future conditions in the western United States

AE East, JB Sankey - Reviews of Geophysics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hydroclimatic changes associated with global warming over the past 50 years have been
documented widely, but physical landscape responses are poorly understood thus far …

Intensified dust storm activity and Valley fever infection in the southwestern United States

DQ Tong, JXL Wang, TE Gill, H Lei… - Geophysical research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Climate models have consistently projected a drying trend in the southwestern United
States, aiding speculation of increasing dust storms in this region. Long‐term climatology is …

Global assessment of sand and dust storms

G Shepherd, E Terradellas, A Baklanov, U Kang… - 2016 - repositorio.aemet.es
The specific objectives of the assessment are to: 1) Synthesise and highlight the
environmental and socio-economic causes and impacts of SDS, as well as available …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial and long-term analysis of rainwater chemistry over the conterminous United States

Á Keresztesi, IA Nita, R Boga, MV Birsan, Z Bodor… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
A comprehensive analysis of the chemical composition of precipitation was performed on
rainwater samples collected between 1978 and 2017 over the conterminous US. A total of …

Aerosol deposition impacts on land and ocean carbon cycles

NM Mahowald, R Scanza, J Brahney… - Current Climate Change …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Atmospheric aerosol deposition is an important source of
nutrients and pollution to many continental and marine ecosystems. Humans have heavily …

Health and safety effects of airborne soil dust in the Americas and beyond

DQ Tong, TE Gill, WA Sprigg, RS Van Pelt… - Reviews of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Risks associated with dust hazards are often underappreciated, a gap between the
knowledge pool and public awareness that can be costly for impacted communities. This …

Effects of increasing aridity on ambient dust and public health in the US Southwest under climate change

P Achakulwisut, SC Anenberg, JE Neumann… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The US Southwest is projected to experience increasing aridity due to climate change. We
quantify the resulting impacts on ambient dust levels and public health using methods …