Studies warn that global warming and sea level rise will create hundreds of millions of
environmental refugees. While climate change will undoubtedly affect future migration …

Aeolian processes affect the biosphere in a wide variety of contexts, including landform
evolution, biogeochemical cycles, regional climate, human health, and desertification …

Abstract The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region emerges as one of the hot spots
for worsening extreme heat, drought and aridity conditions under climate change. A …

Airborne particulate matter (PM) is a pollutant of concern not only because of its adverse
effects on human health but because of its ability to reduce visibility and soil buildings and …

Dust storms are common events in arid and semi-arid regions that have a wide range of
impacts on the environment and human health. This study addresses the presence …

This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a
strong evolutionary focus. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis …

Sand and Dust storms are common phenomena in arid and semi-arid areas. West Asia
Region, especially Tigris-Euphrates alluvial plain, has been recognized as one of the most …

The engineering interest about windblown sand is dictated by the harmful interactions
between sand and a number of human infrastructures in arid environments. Particularly, the …

The term Dust is called for any substance that spreads in the air which includes soil and dust
particles (suspended dust), smoke, fog and particulate matters. It is formed from organic and …

Dust storms represent a major environmental challenge in the Middle East. The southwest
part of Iran is highly affected by dust events transported from neighboring desert regions …