Dust storms fueled by climate change, tillage, and drought are causing the loss of tons of topsoil throughout the Great Plains.
When dust storms hit: Pull Aside, Stay Alive
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The DANA webinar series will highlight different dust-related topics, promote communications and collaborations among members, engage community interests, and enhance public awareness on dust-related challenges under climate change.
The webinars occur on the second Friday of the month at 1PM ET (12PM CT, 11AM MT, 10AM PT)
Upcoming Events
2026 UC Dust Symposium-Causes, Impacts, and Solutions for Dust Storms in the US
November 16-17, 2026
International Center, University of California, Davis
Abstract Submission open around June 22- stay tuned!
The 2026 annual AAAR conference will have a special session on dust!
October 26-30, 2026, at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.
Dust in Earth and Celestial Systems: Sources, Sinks, Characteristics, Environmental and Climatic Impacts
Submit an abstract here!
Atmospheric Optics: Aerosols, Visibility, and the Radiative Balance
November 10-13, 2026
https://www.awma.org/visibility
A&WMA’s popular atmospheric science conference will be held at Lake Junaluska, NC, close to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Asheville.
This international conference will provide a technical forum on advances in the scientific understanding of the effects of aerosols on urban, regional, continental, and global-scale haze and the radiative balance. The conference will take a multipronged approach by encouraging scientific dialogue (e.g., related to measurements, modeling) as well as including presentations addressing regulatory and policy issues. This year, we will be highlighting planned sessions on biomass burning and the effects of wildfire on air quality and increasing concerns of the effects of atmospheric nitrogen and carbonaceous material on haze, climate change, and nitrogen deposition on ecosystems.
International Conference on Aeolian Research
12 – 18 July 2026, Swakopmund, Namibia
Registration for the conference is now open until 13 March 2026
ICAR is the official conference of the International Society for Aeolian Research (ISAR). The twelfth ICAR will take place in Swakopmund, Namibia, from Sunday 12th (registration) – Saturday 18th (departure) July 2026. Conference sessions are planned to take place in the Strand Hotel and the Swakopmund Museum. In association with the Gobabeb Namib Research Institute the conference will include a mid-week field visit to the stunning dunes of the hyper-arid Namib Desert.
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News:
The Second Coming of the Dust Bowl
The mistakes of the 1930s are being repeated, and the land is running out of time.
By Erik Molvar
June 4, 2026
Western Watersheds Project
https://westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/the-second-coming-of-the-dust-bowl
Research Curbs Dust Pollution, Improves Soil Health in Central Arizona
By: Arizona State University
June 3, 2026
NewsWise
Scaling the dangers of dust storms
ASU-led team develops first large-scale ranking system to raise awareness about the dangers of Phoenix dust storms.
By: Dolores Tropiano
June 2, 2026
PreventionWeb
https://www.preventionweb.net/news/scaling-dangers-dust-storms
‘We’re paying the price’: Aftermath of massive windstorm could cost communities millions
By Jeff Keele
June 2, 2026
CTV News
Dust storm leads to 16-car crash that killed one man near Brule
An Iowa man is dead, and five others were sent to the hospital after a crash along Interstate 80 in Western Nebraska Saturday night, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.
May 31, 2026
KETV
https://www.ketv.com/article/dust-storm-leads-to-16-car-crash/71453016
Shelterbelts: Fighting the wind, and protecting the soil
By: Alexander Peters
May 15, 2026
PembinaValleyOnline.com
https://www.pembinavalleyonline.com/articles/shelterbelts-fighting-the-wind-and-protecting-the-soil
SPoRT Action Byte: Dust Tracker AI Reduces Traffic Fatalities in Goodland, KS
May 29, 2026
NASA
One Person Dead, Others Injured in Weekend Crashes in Barton County
By: Mike McKenna
May 19, 2026
KRSL
https://www.krsl.com/local/one-person-dead-others-injured-weekend-crashes-barton-county
Small county bears a large burden as deadly dust storms wreak havoc at the Arizona-New Mexico border
By Jonny Coker
May 19, 2026
KUNM
Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative
Deadly fungal storms are now sweeping the US – and spreading a disease few doctors recognise
And the problem is just getting worse
By Bill McGuire
May 25, 2026
BBC
Rare dust storm engulfs Northern Plains, disrupts travel
May 16, 2026
MSN.com
Here’s how strong winds whipped up dust on the Prairies
A spring storm with high winds stirred up dirt in parts of southern Saskatchewan.
May 15, 2026
CBC
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7201179
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Chain-reaction wreck caused by dust storm leaves multiple people injured, Highway 34 shut down near Soda Springs
By: IDAHO STATE JOURNAL STAFF
May 13, 2026
Warnings and advisories for blowing dust issued in Minnesota
By: Joe Nelson
May 14, 2026
Yahoo! News
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/warnings-advisories-blowing-dust-issued-192239406.html
Rare dust storm warning was issued across southern Manitoba, Canada
By: Mike Thom
May 14, 2026
Classic107.com
https://classic107.com/articles/rare-dust-storm-warning-issued-across-southern-manitoba
Dust storm creates low visibility, results in eight-vehicle pileup near Utah/Idaho border
by Megan Brugger
May 13, 2026
KUTV
Multiple collisions close Highway 195, dust storm impacting area
By: Rob King
May 13, 2026
KXLY.com
Dust storm warnings issued in Illinois amid ‘life-threatening travel’ conditions
“Near-zero” visibility reported on multiple interstates in central Illinois
By James Neveau
May 4, 2026
NBC Chicago
ADOT shutting down troubled dust detection doppler radar
By Morgan Loew and Cody Lillich
April 28, 2026
AZ Family
https://www.azfamily.com/2026/04/28/adot-shutting-down-troubled-dust-detection-doppler-radar
NOAA’s Satellites Detect Blowing Dust Events that Impact Human Health and Safety
Scientists and forecasters are gaining better insights into how hazardous dust storms occur across southwestern North America thanks to NOAA satellites.
April 28, 2026
NOAA NESDIS
12-vehicle crash on I-29 due to dust storm Thursday
by: Skylar Fisher
April 24, 2026
Keloland
https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/12-vehicle-crash-on-i-29-due-to-dust-storm-thursday
Death in the Dust: Downburst wind, dry lakebeds and disaster at milepost 92
By Stephanie Earls, O’Dell Isaac, and Grace Brajkovich
April 19, 2026
The Denver Gazette
Dust storms have overtaken Coachella. Researchers say it’s a sign of what’s to come
By Tony Briscoe
April 16, 2026
LA Times
https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-04-16/coachella-dust-storms-economic-impact
Kourtney Kardashian’s luxurious Coachella wellness retreat ‘destroyed’ by sandstorm
Video showed umbrellas being ripped from the ground and decorations flying everywhere due to strong winds
By Carsen Holaday
April 13, 2026
The Independent
Lessons from Linking Great Salt Lake Desiccation and Depression
By melding different expertise and merging disparate datasets, researchers revealed how lake bed dust may be affecting mental health outcomes across Utah.
by M. Neelam and Kamaldeep Bhui
April 10, 2026
EOS
Children living near the Salton Sea in Southern California show slower lung function growth
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC monitored 369 children for an average of two years in one of the first long-term studies of rural air pollution in Southern California.
By: Zara Abrams
April 03, 2026
Keck School of Medicine of USC-Newsroom
1 person killed in 3-car crash during a dust storm on I-94 near Hysham
By Mazie McNamara
March 16, 2026
NonStop Local
Historic windstorm hits East Idaho for second time in two days, again bringing blinding dust, violent gusts and closed freeways to region
By Post Register Staff
March 14, 2026
Post Register
Blowing Dust Shrouds Road in Southeastern Indiana
March 16, 2026
The Australian
Texas Dust Storm Leads To Multivehicle Pileup
March 15, 2025
Weather Channel
https://weather.com/news/trending/video/quanah-texas-dust-storm-crash
East Idahoans share images of a wild weather day
March 15
East Idaho News
Colorado’s dust-free snow is a bright spot in an otherwise poor winter
By Shannon Mullane
March 15, 2026
KSUT
Winds up to 60 mph topple trucks, knock down trees and spark outages across Ohio
By Emily Sanderson
March 13, 2026
WLWT5
https://www.wlwt.com/article/high-winds-knock-over-trucks-power-lines-trees-outages-ohio/70737420
Colorado highways close after extreme winds blow dust and topple semi trucks
Wind gusts as high as 81 mph were recorded at the time, and in the area of Highway 93 where the incident happened.
By Hayley Vawter
March 12, 2026
Fox Weather
Large multi-car crash in dust storm causes delays on I-15
By: Kaitlyn Hart
March 12, 2026
East Idaho News
No travel advised as winds whip dust storm, wildfires- Scottsbluff County
KNEB Staff
March 12, 2026
KNEB-FM
Dust Storm Warnings Issued For Cheyenne, Laramie
March 12, 2026
KGAB
Upton County road closed after multi-vehicle crashes in dust storm
By Tamlyn Price
March 10, 2026
First Alert 7
Wall Of Dust Slams I-90 Near Moses Lake, Drivers Left Nearly Blind On The Highway
By Nicole Black
March 9, 2026
hoodline
CSP releases details on what led up to Pueblo fatal pileup during brownout conditions
The February crash left five dead and a dozen injured
By: Kaylee Harter
March 6, 2026
Denver7
Kansas man dies in crash caused by dust storm on I-70
by: Ryan Newton
February 18, 2026
KSN
https://www.ksn.com/news/state-regional/kansas-man-dies-following-crash-involving-dust-storm-on-i-70
Why were Kansas City cars covered in dust Wednesday morning?
by: Alyssa Mueller
February 18, 2026
Fox4
https://fox4kc.com/news/why-were-kansas-city-cars-covered-in-dust-wednesday-morning
Here’s why Chicago woke up to dust-covered cars on Wednesday
By Larry Mowry and Michelle Gallardo
February 18, 2026
ABC7
4 dead in pile-up crash involving over 30 vehicles, including multiple semis: Police
by Meredith Deliso
February 17, 2026
MSN
4 dead in pile-up crash involving over 30 vehicles, including multiple semis: Police
Update: 5 confirmed dead
Kansas DOT Launches Dust Storm Safety Campaign
January 2, 2026
AASHTO Journal
State Parks using hay bales to help control dust at the Oceano Dunes
By: Makayla Richardson
December 25, 2025
KSBY
https://www.ksby.com/oceano/state-parks-using-hay-bales-to-help-control-dust-at-the-oceano-dunes
High winds and reduced visibility close I-70 in western Kansas
By Charles Rankin
December 18, 2025
The Topeka Capital Journal
Valley Fever on the Rise: New Study Led by New Mexico Tech Detects Disease-Causing Fungus in New Mexico
By Kimberley Clementi
December 3, 2025
New Mexico Tech
South Coast AQMD Expands Dust-Monitoring Capabilities in the Coachella Valley
Camera Network and Regional Partnerships Strengthen Dust Management
December 8, 2025
The Valley Chronicle
Dust explained
By Rick Thoman
November 28, 2025
The Nome Nugget
Toxic dust from the Great Salt Lake could cost Utah billions, report warns
With many unknowns lingering about what the lake’s dust contains, environmental groups are calling for action instead of waiting for more data.
By Leia Larsen
November 26, 2025
The Salt Lake Tribune
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2025/11/26/great-salt-lake-dust-full-toxins
“How much dirt are we supposed to eat?” Dayton residents fed up with dusty conditions
by Joe Hart
November 25, 2025
News4
U of A Superfund Research Center secures $14.8M NIEHS grant to combat hazardous dust effects in Southwest
By Laine Kowalski
November 4, 2025
University of Arizona News
Arizona’s dust storms will soon have a ranking system like tornadoes
by Erica Hoyt and Kayla McDonald
November 19, 2025
Cronkite News
AGU’s GeoHealth Frontiers podcast series starts with DANA co-founder and executive committee member Daniel Tong speaking about “The Dust We Breathe”
$3.1 Million Air Quality Initiative Targets Coachella Valley Dust Problems
By: NBC Palm Springs
Nov 7, 2025
New research shows true ‘cost’ of living with Great Salt Lake dust
By Lauren Steinbrecher
Nov. 9, 2025
PBS Utah
Warning issued as thousands told to stay inside
by Anna Skinner
November 5, 2025
Newsweek
‘Blood rain’ and diseases in the wind: Is the US prepared for deadly dust storms?
By Erin Vivid Riley
November 3, 2025
BBC
Lake Las Vegas residents concerned about dust from former mine site
Neighbors worry about contaminated particles blowing from Three Kids Mine development
By FOX5 Staff
FOX5
October 15, 2025
https://www.fox5vegas.com/2025/10/15/lake-las-vegas-residents-concerned-about-dust-former-mine-site
Study links wind-blown dust from receding Salton Sea to reduced lung function in area children
UC Irvine-led researchers urge continued monitoring, intervention to mitigate air pollution
October 14, 2025
UC Irvine News
The race to understand the Salton Sea’s dust storms
By Kori Suzuki
September 24, 2025
KBPS
https://www.kpbs.org/news/environment/2025/09/24/the-race-to-understand-the-salton-seas-dust-storms
Dust Storms Surprise the Midwest and Raise Worries About Climate Risks
Recent deadly swirls from dry open fields have prompted scientists to examine how climate change contributes to hard-to-predict dust storms in Illinois and neighboring states.
By Nikita Ponomarenko
September 21, 2025
Inside Climate News
Red state residents warned that toxic threat lurks in plain sight – why they should worry if a storm is brewing
By James Cirrone, US NEWS reporter
September 21, 2025
Daily Mail
Earth, Wind and Fire: Dancing with the (dust) devil
By Alaina Mencinger
Sep 10, 2025
Santa Fe New Mexican
Addressing Utah’s Looming Emergency Over Dust Storms, Health Risks, and a dying Great Salt Lake
by Lauren Steinbrecher
September 10, 2025
PBS Utah
Inhaled agricultural dust disrupts gut health
UC Riverside study highlights need for protective measures for agricultural workers
By Iqbal Pittalwala
July 18, 2025
UC Riverside News
https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2025/07/18/inhaled-agricultural-dust-disrupts-gut-health
‘Wind Wall’ in Palm Springs won’t do enough to stop Mother Nature
Opinion
by Richard Clapp
July 7, 2025
Palm Springs Desert Sun
WMO highlights hotspots, health hazards and economic cost of sand and dust storms
July 10 2025
WMO
Las Vegas Valley picking up the pieces after powerful windstorm
By Akiya Dillon, Finnegan Belleau, Spencer Levering and Isaiah Steinberg
July 2, 2025
Las Vegas Review-Journal
The situation at a ghostly California lake will likely worsen, scientists say
Prior to mitigation efforts, it was called the dustiest region in America
By Ariana Bindman
July 2, 2025
SFGATE
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/ghostly-california-lake-worsen-climate-change-20416126.php
Dust is majorly affecting life in the Coachella Valley. It’s time for solutions.
V. Manuel Perez
June 26, 2025
Special to The Desert Sun
Efforts to reduce dust from dry Owens Lake bed are helping, report finds
By Ian James
June 19, 2025
LA Times
Tips to Keep Yourself Safe from Saharan Dust Pollution
June 17, 2025
American Lung Association
More dust monitors planned for communities around Great Salt Lake
By Ben Winslow
Jun 10, 2025
Fox13 Salt Lake City
How to Stay Safe in the Southern Dust Cloud
A plume of dust is affecting air quality in Florida and may reach other Southern states soon. Here’s what we know about the potential health effects.
By Maggie Astor
June 5, 2025
NYTimes
African Dust Acts as Nature’s Hurricane Shield
June 6, 2025
University of Miami
https://scienceblog.com/african-dust-acts-as-natures-hurricane-shield
Why I-10 near Lordsburg keeps killing drivers
Wind, dust, climate change and traffic brew a perfect storm near the Arizona border
By Damien Willis
June 3, 2025
Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative
https://www.desertexposure.com/stories/i-10-lordsburg-killing-drivers,121750
California turns on water to create new wetlands on the shore of the shrinking Salton Sea
By Ian James
May 24, 2025
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-05-24/salton-sea-wetlands-habitat-project
LA Times
Eastern WA dust storm causes deadly Hwy 395 semi-truck chain-reaction pileup
By Tri-City Herald staff
June 1, 2025
Tri-City Herald
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article307650251.html
Unexpected Impact From Illinois Dust Storm Hits Corn, Soybeans
Dust storms can occur anywhere there’s loose soil and wind. Along with Illinois, states including Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico and Texas have also experienced the problem this year.
Rhonda Brooks
May 28, 2025
Farm Journal
Chicago’s first dust storm in over 90 years was likely toxic and full of farm chemicals
The historic event may have carried lead, pesticides and other metals
Julia Musto in New York
May 25, 2025
Independent
El Paso Hasn’t Seen This Many Dust Storms Since the Dust Bowl
Scientists say drought and climate change are driving the severe dust storms pummeling the border region of Chihuahua, New Mexico and Texas.
By Martha Pskowski
May 21, 2025
Inside Climate News
Great Salt Lake dust isn’t being measured accurately. Here’s what the state is doing about it.
The state is still trying to bridge the gap in its monitoring network, a state environmental scientist said.
By Megan Banta and Anastasia Hufham
May 21, 2025
The Salt Lake Tribune
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/05/21/utah-air-quality-why-monitors
Rare Chicago dust storm reignites debates over the role of agriculture, experts say
By Adriana Pérez
May 20, 2025
Chicago Tribune
After the dust settled from Friday’s storm cars flock to car washes
In the aftermath of the first dust storm since the 1934 Dust Bowl to hit Chicago, business is surging at car washes like Elston Hand Car Wash in Avondale that are cleaning up.
By Shannon Tyler and Amy Yee
May 19, 2025
Chicago Sun Times
Dust storm warning marks a first for Chicago. So what caused it?
Friday’s dust storm warning marked the first in Chicago history
By NBC Chicago Staff
May 16, 2025
NBC Chicago
Wall of Dust Races Across Central Illinois and Pushes Into Chicago
Day turned to night in northwest Indiana and north-central Illinois on Friday as a rare dust storm shrouded the skies.
By Amy Graff
May 17, 2025
NYTimes
Dust storm engulfing much of northern Illinois, weather officials urge caution
By Caroline Kubzansky
May 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM CDT
Chicago Tribune
When the wind blows: How El Paso’s intense dust storms threaten our health, future
by Diego Mendoza-Moyers
El Paso Matters
May 11, 2025
In Senate AG Committee Hearing, Durbin Speaks About Deadly Cost Of Dust Storms, Advocates For Programs To Incentive Farmers To Plant Cover Crops
May 13, 2025
El Paso Is Having Its Dustiest Year Since the Actual Dust Bowl
Drought, wind, and climate change are turning the Borderplex into a morass of airborne grit.
By Isaac Schultz
May 4, 2025
Gizmodo.com
https://gizmodo.com/el-paso-is-having-its-dustiest-year-since-the-actual-dust-bowl-2000596987
How dangerous are severe dust storms to your health? Here’s what a doctor has to say
Kristian Jaime
May 2, 2025
El Paso Times
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act may worsen dust storms
By John Lindt
Apr 29, 2025
The Sentinel
Children Advised Against Going Outside in 3 States
April 26, 2025
By Anna Skinner
Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/children-advised-against-going-outside-three-states-2064291
Great Salt Lake dust storm returns attention to air monitoring gaps
Apr 29, 2025
BY MARIAH MAYNES
KSL NewsRadio
https://kslnewsradio.com/utah/great-salt-lake-dust-april-27-25/2207359/
Inside POV of a Great Salt Lake dust storm
Apr 29, 2025
By: Ben Winslow
Fox13
U of I Researchers give update on dust storm study
Two years after a dust storm led to a deadly pileup on Interstate 55 south of Springfield, researchers from the University of Illinois are sharing updates from their ongoing analysis of the incident, including surprising findings about the impact of landscape features on the movement of dust.
Published: Apr. 29, 2025
By WAND News
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/04/29/u-i-researchers-give-update-dust-storm-study
Dusty Days Are Here Again for El Paso
Spring and early summer in the Chihuahuan Desert are dusty, but El Paso and the Borderplex region are experiencing one of their dustiest seasons since the 1930s Dust Bowl.
April 27, 2025
Earth Observatory
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154230/dusty-days-are-here-again-for-el-paso
Infamous dust storm fell over parts of New Mexico 90 years ago; could history repeat itself?
By Gregory R.C. Hasman / Journal Staff Writer
Apr 13, 2025
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_31cfd2c0-000b-11f0-94ed-bb6c05e5e8bb.html
Research & Conservation: Reviewing the 2023 Illinois Dust Storm
A dust storm led to near blackout conditions along I-55 in Illinois May 1, 2023, resulting in 8 deaths, 32 hospitalizations and 72 destroyed vehicles.
April 11, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: Illinois Farmdoc Daily
No-Till Farmer
Climate change fuels deadly dust storms worldwide
By Bryant Furlow
The Lancet
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(25)00123-7/abstract
The 1930s Dust Bowl is infamous in American history—and we could be heading for another one
Dust storms have been wreaking havoc across the country, and the mix of climate change and lax environmental regulations mean they’re likely to continue.
03-28-2025
BY Eric Holthaus
FastCompany
Man admits to killing three in DUI crash amid sand storm in Palm Springs
By City News Service
March 26, 2025 3:30 PM
Dust and disease: Valley fever’s quiet toll on El Paso
A fungal illness linked to desert soil claimed a mother’s life. Experts say lack of awareness leads to misdiagnosis and missed chances to treat it.
by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert
March 24, 2025
El Paso Matters
How Dust From Texas Ends Up on Your Windshield in Des Moines
Rare back-to-back wind events have spread dust from the Southwest across the eastern U.S. and Canada.
By Amy Graff, Nazaneen Ghaffar and Judson Jones
March 21, 2025
NY Times
At least 8 dead in Kansas dust storm as 55 vehicles crash during interstate pile-up
By Kierra Frazier
Updated March 15, 2025 6:03 PM EDT
CBS News
See it: Dirty rain, snow caused by dust storm in Southern Plains showers Great Lakes region
Storms in Texas and New Mexico with gusts of 60-75 mph or more kicked up so much dust into the air that it not only caused visibility to plummet, but it was enough to be seen from space.
By Angeli Gabriel
FOX Weather
Why is the rain brown? Wednesday’s storm dirties cars and sidewalks across Iowa
By Kate Kealey
Updated 2:37 PM CT March 19, 2025
Des Moines Register
A highway pileup in western Kansas shows how dust storms can turn deadly
By JOHN HANNA
Updated 6:25 PM MDT, March 18, 2025
Associated Press
https://apnews.com/article/kansas-dust-storm-2050868fa23c03f5e573df3d42154e4d
Multiple crashes leave at least 3 hurt as dust storm smothers New Mexico highways
Troopers told FOX Weather in one crash along Highway 54 there were three prisoners injured and hospitalized as a prisoner transport van was among the wreckage. Troopers did not have the number of any additional injuries.
By Scott Sistek
March 18, 2025 8:08pm EDT
FOX Weather
https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/multiple-crashes-dust-storm-new-mexico-highways
Kansas highway pileup shows how dust storms turn deadly
Deadly dust storms have caused chaos on highways, including a massive pileup on Interstate 70 that left eight dead
By John Hanna
March 19, 2025 08:44 AM
EMS1 and Associated Press
https://www.ems1.com/vehicle-crashes/kan-highway-pileup-shows-how-dust-storms-turn-deadly
Texas Panhandle dust storm leads to 42 crashes, 4 fatalities, pileups
By Kristina Wood and Alana Edgin
March 17, 2025
Amarillo Globe-News
UPDATED: Wind, blowing dust blamed for fatality accident east of Enid
Mar 14, 2025
Oklahoma wildfires fueled by high winds, dry weather; 3 killed in Texas dust storm
A dust storm in the Texas Panhandle caused a pileup involving at least 38 cars, with three deaths reported.
Published March 15, 2025 10:01am CDT
fox4news.com
Massive 70+ vehicle pile up in dust storm closes I70
UPDATE: Kansas Highway Patrol now say 71 vehicles were involved, eight died. I70 reopened to all traffic at 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening.
By Shannon Becker
Updated Mar 15, 2025
koamnewsnow.com
At least 8 dead in Kansas dust storm as 55 vehicles crash during interstate pile-up
By Kierra Frazier
Updated March 15, 2025 6:03 PM EDT
CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kansas-dust-storm-vehicles-crash-interstate
‘Nothing like before’: El Pasoans say this week’s dust storm is one of ‘the worst’
A dust storm with strong hues of orange that El Pasoans say resembled the atmosphere of Mars, took over the region this week, creating a health hazard for the community.
By Nicole Ardila
KVIA.com
2nd El Paso dust storm this week disrupts flights and daily life
High winds and low visibility from a severe dust storm have swept through El Paso, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a dust storm warning for the second time this week.
Thu, March 6th 2025 at 10:35 PM
KFOX14
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/2nd-el-paso-dust-storm-this-week-disrupts-flights-and-daily-life
Mystery solved as ‘crazy gross rain’ dirties cars across hundreds of miles
Reports of vehicles mysteriously coated in dirt ranged from St. Louis and Missouri, through Illinois and even as far away as Charleston, West Virginia.
Published March 8, 2025 10:33am EST
Fox Weather
https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/texas-dust-storm-dirty-cars-st-louis-charleston
Dust from Southwest storm settles in parts of VA Saturday morning
By: Paxton Coley
Sat, March 8, 2025 at 9:06 AM MST
Yahoo! News
Borderland experiencing extreme dust level activity, UTEP professor says
An environmental sciences professor at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) said recent dust storms in the Borderland are occurring at an extreme rate and urges people to treat them as more than just a nuisance.
Posted: Mar 7, 2025 / 06:35 PM MST
KTSM.com
https://www.ktsm.com/news/borderland-experiencing-extreme-dust-level-activity-utep-professor-says/
NASA Earth Science Image of the Day: March 4, 2025 Dust Storm
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154015/spring-storm-brings-a-potpourri-of-hazards-to-the-us
Blinding Dust Storms Shut Down New Mexico Highways
March 4, 2025
The Weather Channel
https://weather.com/news/weather/video/new-mexico-dust-storm-haboob-highway-crashes
Haboob tears across Southwest with near-zero visibility, shutting down interstates
Angela Fritz and Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologists
Mon, March 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM MST
CNN
Picturing the Day — dust storm over Roswell
Mar 4, 2025
Roswell Daily Record
Low visibility during dust storm could have led to I-10 crashes
Published: Mar. 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM MST
AZ Family
Video shows haboobs, or powerful dust storm, ‘brown-out’ portions of Texas, New Mexico
By: Amaris Encinas
USA TODAY
Published 3:37 pm ET March 4, 2025
Blowing dust shut down U.S. Highway 50 in southwest Kansas
Haboob leaves dusty mess across Central Texas
Winds topping 30 and 40 miles per hour brought in a thick layer of dust across Central Texas.
4:44 PM CST March 4, 2025
kcentv.com
Three killed in 11-car pileup west of Lordsburg
by: Audrey Claire Davis
Posted: Mar 4, 2025 / 10:45 AM MST
KRQE
https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/three-killed-in-11-car-pileup-west-of-lordsburg/
Dust Storms and Wind Erosion Cause $154 Billion in Damages Annually
by University of Texas at El Paso
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-storms-erosion-billion-annually.html
The Deleterious Dust of the Salton Sea
Coarse particulate matter deriving from California’s largest lake is linked to an increased risk of respiratory-related hospitalizations.
EOS
Valley Fever: Fine Mineral Dust Modeling Points to High-Risk Regions and Seasons in California
Renewed Los Angeles wildfire threat could blow more toxic ash across Southern California
The South Coast AQMD issued windblown smoke and ash advisories through Tuesday as the Santa Ana winds are again increasing the wildfire threat across Southern California.
FoxWeather
Multi-car pileup crash during sandstorm in Reeves County leaves one dead
by: Gabriella Meza
YourBasin.com
Dust devil
Climate change may be driving an expansion of Valley fever, a deadly fungal infection spread by airborne spores
by Meredith Wadman
Science
Multiple Crashes Reported in West Texas During Dust Storm
SanAngeloLIVE.com
Hello to the members of the Dust Alliance for North America (DANA)
December 31, 2024
During the dark days of the COVID-19 pandemic, The New Mexico Environment Department along with George Mason University and a group of dust scientists working under a NASA grant organized the Southern New Mexico/Western U.S. Dust Symposium which was held virtually from October 25 to October 27, 2021. During those three days, we explored over 40 oral presentations and 7 posters presented by a group of dust scientists representing local to global action agencies, university staff, and graduate students. The topics were comprehensive and the link between the dust community involved in research and the governmental and private action agency practitioners applying that research to enhance air quality became very apparent. During discussions of many involved in the symposium planning over the next several months, the seed of the Dust Alliance for North America sprouted and took on the nourishment and excitement that has grown into an informal organization benefitting more than 400 dust professionals.
Monthly webinars were organized and publicized and a website was created for the open exchange of information. This was driven by Executive Committee members Dr. Jennifer Hand, Dr. Ling Ren, and Dr. Karin Ardon-Dryer with Dr. Maarten Schreuder pitching in during the fall, 2024 series. We have organized social activities at professional meetings at many venues offering food and drink. We have also used this time to develop organizational bylaws, organize an Executive Committee (EC), a Steering Committee (SC), and have set plans for the future including incorporation as a Not-for Profit corporation so that we can compete for grant money to provide educational workshops for professionals in disciplines affected by atmospheric dust loading.
For the last two years, it has been my pleasure and privilege to serve as DANA’s first President. I have made fast friends and enjoyed working with an outstanding group of my peers. At midnight tonight, I will pass the gavel to my esteemed colleague at Texas Tech University, Dr. Karin Ardon-Dryer, who will move from the position of President-Elect to President at one hour after the ball drops in Times Square, New York. I want to thank her and the rest of the EC for their help and encouragement during this adventure. I also hope she will receive the same help and encouragement that I have enjoyed these last two years.
As we approach the future, I hope each of you will consider taking a turn at helping DANA to grow by volunteering to be a member of the SC, EC, or to help with workshops and conferences planned near your location. Feet on the ground with a knowledge of excellent facilities in the vicinity are always appreciated and we will NOT overwork you! Finally, as DANA grows and new generations take on the mantle of leadership, I hope that the mantra/motto of ‘From Science to Service’ will continue to prevail.
In service to all who breathe……..
Scott
R. Scott Van Pelt
Outgoing DANA President
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) launched a technical update to the SDS Toolbox
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) launched a technical update to the SDS Toolbox during the UNCCD CoP in Saudi Arabia on December 10 2024.
Among other changes, the Toolbox included an expanded list of SDS management options together with a wide range of sustainable land management technologies as well as a number of case studies, several of which demonstrate success in managing SDS sources.
A full description can be found here:
https://www.unccd.int/news-stories/stories/sds-toolbox-technical-update-released
International partnership enhances sand and dust storms early warnings
A new global partnership to strengthen warnings for sand and dust storms has been announced during the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) “Our Land. Our Future,” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
World Meteorological Organization
https://wmo.int/media/news/international-partnership-enhances-sand-and-dust-storms-early-warnings
Massive dust storm reduces visibility, causes vehicle pileup on central California highway
AP
Studies found ‘scary’ concentrations of metals in Great Salt Lake dust. Here’s what that means.
The research “doesn’t say the sky is falling and we’re all going to die,” said one scientist, but she added the dust is “a concern and it’s definitely worth continuing to look at.”
The Salt Lake Tribune
Friday dust storm causes 60 car pileup on US 95
The Idaho State Police says more than 60 cars were piled up and blocking southbound US 95 during dust storms that caused low visibility.
By Emmalee Appel
KREM2
Wind and dust will win over cars, as seen in two recent crashes
By Garrett Christensen
Elkhorn Media Group
Northeastern Oregon News
Wind and dust will win over cars, as seen in two recent crashes
Six-Vehicle Pileup on SR17 Due to Dust Storm Near Moses Lake Injures Four
Source ONE
Imperial County winds drive dust — and US respiratory patients — to Mexico
kpbs
Just how dangerous is Great Salt Lake dust? New research looks for clues
U scientists determine sediments from the dry playa have elevated ‘oxidative potential,’ indicating greater risk to human health.
By Brian Maffly
University of Utah
Toxic Dust Crisis Looms As Utah’s Great Salt Lake Shrinks: New Study Raises Alarms
SciTechDaily
The World Is Not Prepared For The Sand And Dust Storms Crisis
By Kaveh Madani
Forbes
Burning Man gathering seen from space as attendees hindered by blowing dust during exodus from desert
Fox Weather
https://www.foxweather.com/lifestyle/burning-man-nevada-stall-cars-line
Researchers make concerning discovery after modeling phenomenon in dried-up area of massive lake: ‘Historically disadvantaged communities are receiving the brunt of this’
“What we hope comes out of this research is that we pay more attention.”
The Cool Down
Rising from dead and dying lakes, western dust storms menace species, drivers, and public health
A fixture of the West for millennia, the storms are becoming more frequent as the byproduct of water diversions and climate change.
Rising from dead and dying lakes, western dust storms menace species, drivers, and public health
Restoring Life to the Lordsburg Playa
At the Lordsburg Playa, restorative ecologists hope to tame deadly dust storms by teaching stressed-out soil how to blossom and thrive.
By Kate Nelson
New Mexico Magazine
https://www.newmexicomagazine.org/blog/post/restoring-lordsburg-playa/
At the Salton Sea, Uncovering the Culprit of Lung Disease
Researchers may have found a cause for asthma-like symptoms in the region. The discovery could have global implications.
Undark
Left in the dust
Communities living near mine wastes breathe air laden with potentially toxic dust. Health effects are now emerging
By Roberto González
Science
Danger in the dust: Coachella Valley residents struggle to breathe
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde
CalMatters
LAist
Five confirmed cases of Valley Fever possibly linked to Lightning in a Bottle festival
by Mary Paronyan
BakersfieldNow
Valley fever sickens attendees of Kern County music festival
LA Times
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-07-29/valley-fever-kern-county-music-festival
Why dust storms are causing havoc on I-55 — and how we can reduce the risk
Interstate 25 reopens after 18 hurt in vehicle crash
Yahoo! News
https://www.yahoo.com/news/interstate-25-reopens-18-hurt-211814072.html
Blowing dust, crashes close U.S. 56, I-70 in western Kansas
by: Wil Day
KSNW
https://www.ksn.com/weather/weather-stories/blowing-dust-crash-close-u-s-56-in-western-kansas/
Great Salt Lake’s drying lakebed isn’t ‘toxic’ or the biggest source of dust, experts say
By
The Salt Lake Tribune
KSLTV.com
Great Salt Lake’s drying lakebed isn’t ‘toxic’ or the biggest source of dust, experts say
Have we learned anything from last year’s dust storm on Interstate 55?
Produced by Christine Hatfield
Illinois Public Media
Blowing dust, zero-visibility conditions cause fatal crash in southeast Nebraska
Windy conditions and blowing dust are to blame in a fatality crash west of Wilber on Monday.
10/11 NOW
KOLN
We simulated how a modern dust bowl would impact global food supplies and the result is devastating
The Conversation
Minding Ag’s Business
Planting Season Stirs Up More Dust in Illinois: Are Farms Responsible If It Causes Highway Accidents?
By Katie Micik Dehlinger
Progressive Farmer by DTN
Sangamon Co. dust storm settles, I-72 remains open
by: Danny Connolly, Simmy Wood
WCIA.com
Lubbock geography, windy conditions conducive to dust storms, events
The Daily Toreador
Lakebed dust is a worry in Utah. For California’s Salton Sea, it’s a full-blown problem
A Dust-Up Over Dust Measurements
Dust has significant impacts on the environment, climate, air quality, and human health, yet dust events are underestimated and therefore do not receive the level of attention necessary.
EOS
by
New Tracers of Wind Erosion Provide Insight into Dryland Vegetation
Rare earth element tracers provide insight into how fire and wind transport influence the vegetation state of the world’s drylands.
EOS
Protecting Kids From Utah’s Worsening Dust Pollution
University of Utah Health
This article was originally published in @theU.
https://uofuhealth.utah.edu/notes/2024/01/protecting-kids-utahs-worsening-dust-pollution
USDA selects University of Illinois team to study spring dust storms over Midwestern rural areas
Newswise
From the
by Mike Koon
Sand and dust storm frequency increasing in many world regions, UN warns
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Satellite Data Can Help Limit the Dangers of Windblown Dust
Dust storms present a growing threat to the health and safety of U.S. populations. A new model, powered by NASA and NOAA satellite data, provides important early warnings.
NASA
By Nathan Marder
https://science.nasa.gov/earth/satellite-data-can-help-limit-the-dangers-of-windblown-dust/
Live plant pathogens can travel on dust across oceans
Cornell Chronicle
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/10/live-plant-pathogens-can-travel-dust-across-oceans
Air Quality Forecasts Get an Upgrade
NASA Applied Sciences
By Marissa Kunerth
https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/our-impact/story/air-quality-forecasts-get-upgrade
Valley Fever Is a Growing Fungal Threat to Outdoor Workers
The disease hits farmworkers and outdoor laborers disproportionately hard
Scientific American
By Ashli Blow
Plowing: Dust storms, Conservation Agriculture, andneed for a “Soil Health Act”
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
By Don Reicosky, David Brandt, Randall Reeder, Rattan Lal, and David R. Montgomery
Here’s what the Great Salt Lake’s dust is doing to our bodies
Even if you’re young and healthy, studies show dust pollution can have long-term consequences.
Salt Lake Tribune
Desert dust storms carry human-made toxic pollutants, and the health risk extends indoors
The Conversation
By and
Dust Storm Causes Horrific Palm Springs Crash Leaving 3 Dead
Hoodline
By Kamal Jenkins
https://hoodline.com/2023/09/tragedy-strikes-dust-storm-causes-horrific-crash-leaving-3-dead/
Dust: how the pursuit of power and profit has turned the world to powder
From atmospheric nuclear testing to the US Dust Bowl, human activities have left a toxic legacy of particulate pollution — and the unseen fallout continues to this day.
Nature Book Review
By Alexandra Witze
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02734-y
Flu-like valley fever is on the rise. There’s a climate connection.
About 20,000 cases were reported to the CDC in 2019, up sevenfold from 1999.
Yale Climate Connections
by YCC Team
Dust storms are on the rise in the Southwest. That could harm health.
Exposure to dust storms can cause eye irritation and in some cases, severe respiratory distress.
Yale Climate Connections
by YCC Team
An Operational Review of the 1 May 2023 Localized Blowing Dust Event Across South-Central Illinois
FDTD Satellite Applications Webinar
Presented by:
James Auten, WFO Lincoln IL
Marshall Pfahler, WFO St Louis MO
https://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/training/visit/satellite_chat/20230628/
Another Dust Storm Catastrophe 90 Years Later that No-Till Could Have Prevented
By Don Reicosky, Rattan Lal, David Brandt, and Randall Reeder
No-Till Farmer
Deaths from dust storms largely underreported
Driving in stormy weather is hard enough, but driving during a dust storm or a haboob could be even more deadly. NOAA’s Air Resources Laboratory has new research on the link between dust storms and fatal crashes in the United States.
By
Spectrum News
Dust storms have killed hundreds and are a growing problem in parts of the U.S.
Fast-moving winds can suddenly whip dirt and debris into the air, leading to fatal accidents. It’s an issue worsened by drought, climate change and land management.
By and
NBC
Some say different farming methods could prevent dust storms like the one that caused I-55 pileup
By Charlie De Mar
CBS
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/farming-methods-dust-storms-i-55-pileup/
Why more ‘shelterbelts’ could prevent dust storms in the future
Careful planning and planting configurations can help cut down on blowing dust and even blowing snow.
By: Andrew Stutzke
WQAD8
Danger in the Dust! The Hazards of Windblown Dust
Airborne dust not only causes disease, it also menaces transportation on land, sea, and air; disrupts renewable energy systems; transports pathogens and toxic substances; and poses many other hazards.
EOS
https://eos.org/editors-vox/danger-in-the-dust-the-hazards-of-windblown-dust
Dust Storms Shouldn’t Happen in the Corn Belt
By Don Reicosky, David Brandt, Randall Reeder and Rattan Lal
Farm Journal
https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/crop-production/dust-storms-shouldnt-happen-corn-belt
Great Salt Lake is still blowing dangerous dust
The Wasatch Front will continue to get pummeled until the lake reaches a sustainable level.
By Leia Larsen
The Salt Lake Tribune
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2023/05/19/great-salt-lake-is-still-blowing/
More Frequent Dust Storms Could Be in Our Future
A combination of climate change and unsustainable agricultural practices could lead to Dust Bowl–like conditions
By Christian Elliott
Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/more-frequent-dust-storms-could-be-in-our-future/
Restoring desert crusts may control dust pollution better than spraying water
By: Clara Migoya
AZ Central
‘A tipping point’: Arizona universities join forces to map the deadly Valley fever fungus
By: Stephanie Innes and Melina Walling
AZ Central
Digging Into the Culprit of the Rare and Unusual Illinois Dust Storm
By Tyne Morgan
AgWeb Farm Journal
Liability and Dust-Related Accidents
Can a Farmer Be Held Liable if Blowing Dust From Their Field Causes a Highway Accident?
By Katie Micik Dehlinger
Progressive Farmer
Why more ‘shelterbelts’ could prevent dust storms in the future
Careful planning and planting configurations can help cut down on blowing dust and even blowing snow.
By: Andrew Stutzke
ABC
Some say different farming methods could prevent dust storms like the one that caused I-55 pileup
By: Charlie De Mar
CBS
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/farming-methods-dust-storms-i-55-pileup/
Dust storms have killed hundreds and are a growing problem in parts of the U.S.
Fast-moving winds can suddenly whip dirt and debris into the air, leading to fatal accidents. It’s an issue worsened by drought, climate change and land management.
By and
NBC
Highway reopens after more than 70 vehicles crashed in a dust storm, leaving at least 6 dead
By
CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/01/us/illinois-dust-storm-crashes/index.html
The devil lurking in the dust
How extreme weather is driving a deadly fungus further into the American West
Vox
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23673211/valley-fever-cocci-fungal-infections-colorado-river-dust
Environmentalists sound the alarm on Salton Sea as oasis is left in the dust
The waterbody has lost 38 square miles in the last 10 years.
By Lindsey Griswold, Jon Schlosberg, Seiji Yamashita, and Ivan Pereira
ABCnews
How deadly are dust storms?
New research shows they cause more crashes than previously recorded
NOAA Research News
https://research.noaa.gov/article/ArtMID/587/ArticleID/2984/How-deadly-are-dust-storms
Climate Models Aren’t Dusty Enough
Mineral dust aloft in the atmosphere has a cooling effect not accounted for in current climate models.
EOS
Scientists studying impacts of microplastics found in snow
by 9news.com
White powder from New Mexico dust storm spotted in Maryland, West Virginia
NottinghamMd.com
NASA is mapping duststorms from space with this new high-tech device
Story by Rebecca Cairns
CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/20/world/nasa-sandstorms-space-emit-hnk-spc-intl/index.html
Finding Solutions To Treat Valley Fever
Science Friday
Scientists fear a Great Toxic Dustbowl could soon emerge from the Great Salt Lake
By , CNN Chief Climate Correspondent
CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/10/us/utah-great-salt-lake-dust-pollution-weir-wxc
Utah’s Great Salt Lake is on the verge of collapse, and could expose millions to arsenic laced dust
Scientists say excessive water use is to blame, with 74% of diverted lakewater being used for unsustainable agricultural practices
https://www.livescience.com/utah-great-salt-lake-verge-of-collapse
Dangerous fungal illness rapidly spreading across country, doctors warn
Yahoo Life
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/dangerous-fungal-illness-rapidly-spreading-182156354.html
Valley fever, historically found only in the Southwest, is spreading. It can have devastating consequences.
The fungus that causes Valley fever is found in hot, dry environments. As the climate warms, scientists project its range will expand.
By and
NBC Health
‘I’ve always loved dust’: Researcher working on project looking at dust across the U.S.
By
fox34.com
It rained mud in Minnesota. Here’s why.
By FOX 9 Staff
Fox 9
https://www.fox9.com/weather/it-rained-mud-in-minnesota-heres-why
NASA Dust Detective Delivers First Maps From Space for Climate Science
Measurements from EMIT, the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation, will improve computer simulations researchers use to understand climate change.
NASA Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Is Utah behind the curve when it comes to dust mitigation from the drying Great Salt Lake?
More monitors around the lake’s edges would be “the prudent thing to do,” according to one expert.
By Amy Joi O’Donoghue
The Salt Lake Tribune
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/10/12/is-utah-behind-curve-when-it/
Editor’s note • This Great Salt Lake Collaborative story is part of day four of our series, “At water’s edge: Searching for solutions at the Great Salt Lake’s sister lakes across the Great Basin.” The in-depth project features the work of multiple journalists from multiple Utah news organizations. Read additional stories and view photos, videos and interactive maps at https://greatsaltlakenews.org.
Is dust from the Great Salt Lake a threat to Utah’s military operations?
Questions loom as the Great Salt Lake continues to shrink
Deseret News
Why The Salton Sea Has Turned From Tourist Hotspot To Toxic, Eggy Dustbowl
California’s Salton Sea is killing off local birds and fish. Oh, and it stinks of rotting eggs.
By Tom Hale
IFLScience
How Owens Lake became a disaster and why it could — but need not — happen to the Great Salt Lake
Owens Lake shows just how bad things could get for Utah.
By Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Deseret News
and
Leia Larsen
The Salt Lake Tribune
What it’s like living next to the largest source of dust pollution in the U.S.
Editor’s note • This Great Salt Lake Collaborative story is part of day two of our series, “At water’s edge: Searching for solutions at the Great Salt Lake’s sister lakes across the Great Basin.” The in-depth project features the work of multiple journalists from multiple Utah news organizations. Read additional stories and view photos, videos and interactive maps at https://greatsaltlakenews.org.
Is there a way to stop dust coming off a dry lakebed?
By Leia Larsen
The Salt Lake Tribune
ksl.com
https://www.ksl.com/article/50492729/is-there-a-way-to-stop-dust-coming-off-a-dry-lakebed
Editor’s note • This Great Salt Lake Collaborative story is part of day two of our series, “At water’s edge: Searching for solutions at the Great Salt Lake’s sister lakes across the Great Basin.” The in-depth project features the work of multiple journalists from multiple Utah news organizations. Read additional stories and view photos, videos and interactive maps at https://greatsaltlakenews.org.
Salt-dust storm near Morse led to 16-vehicle collision: Sask. RCMP
No fatalities from crash involving multiple vehicles last week, police say
CBC
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/salt-dust-storm-morse-collision-1.6581859
DRIED UP: In Utah, drying Great Salt Lake leads to air pollution
By Rachel Frazin
The Hill
The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health, agriculture and entire ways of life. DRIED UP is examining the dire effects of the drought on the states most affected — as well as the solutions Americans are embracing.
Life with dust: its impacts and how to catch it
EGU Blogs
https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/nh/2022/04/04/life-with-dust-its-impacts-and-how-to-catch-it/
‘It took everything’: the disease that can be contracted by breathing California’s air
Valley fever, derived from a fungus that lives in the US southwest’s soil, is on the rise as climate crisis dries out the landscape
By Dani Anguiano
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/29/california-valley-fever-disease-climate-crisis
‘Dust Lake City’ disaster looming as Utah professor fights to save the Great Salt Lake
DeseretNews
Dust-up over dust storm link to ‘Valley Fever’ disease
By Virginia Gewin
Nature
NASA’s newest climate mission will study Earth’s dramatic dust cycle
Dust is about to get countless new and unique observations.
By Doris Elín Urrutia
Inverse
https://www.inverse.com/science/emit-nasa-earth-dust-climate-change
How the tiny dust particles everywhere could be the key to understanding extreme weather and saving lives
The dust-up on dust: Where it settles in our atmosphere has big impacts on climate change.
By Christian Thorsberg
GRID
San Joaquin Valley’s next big air pollution threat: Blowing dust from fallowed farmland
By Andrew Ayres and Jaymin Kwon
Fresno Bee
https://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/op-ed/article263676138.html
Legendary dust-monitoring site in Barbados to be reborn, upgraded.
By Robert C. Jones Jr.
University of Miami
News@theU
https://news.miami.edu/stories/2022/07/unique-dust-monitoring-site-in-barbados-to-be-reborn.html
The answer to soil health is not blowing in the wind
Whatever the reasons for the increase in blowing topsoil, we need to figure out a solution because the topsoil increasingly is being depleted.
By Ann Bailey
AG Week
https://www.agweek.com/opinion/columns/the-answer-to-soil-health-is-not-blowing-in-the-wind
Monsoon storms bring dust, rain… and health dangers
By Carla Berg
Arizona Department of Health Services
https://directorsblog.health.azdhs.gov/monsoon-storms-bring-dust-rain-and-health-dangers/
As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’
Climate change and rapid population growth are shrinking the lake, creating a bowl of toxic dust that could poison the air around Salt Lake City.
NY Times
A Wild, Windy Spring Is Creating a Soil Erosion Nightmare for Farmers
How South Dakota’s inability to track soil erosion is putting farmers at risk
Dominik Dausch
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Sand and Dust Storms Know No Borders
What is it like to be in a sandstorm? Three experts share their experiences and what’s being done to combat the growing, transboundary menace of sand and dust storms.
What is desert dust and how does it change atmosphere and the air we breathe?
ECMWF Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Africa’s Earth, Wind, and Fire Keep the Amazon Green
Jet streams sprinkle North African dust over the Amazon, providing the rain forest with much needed nutrients. Changing wind patterns and increasing smoke may shift the system.
Are Opportunities to Apply Airborne Dust Research Being Missed?
A new open-access BAMS paper on by William A. Sprigg, Thomas E. Gill, Daniel Q. Tong, Junran Li, Ling Ren, Robert Scott Van Pelt
https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/aop/BAMS-D-22-0034.1/BAMS-D-22-0034.1.xml
‘Larger than life’ dust-monitoring facility is one of a kind
Dust clouds are killing people out West—and the dangers could spread
A team of scientists takes on the big threats posed by tiny particles out West.
https://www.popsci.com/environment/dust-clouds-dangerous-air-pollution/
Dry lakebeds become dustpans
Researchers from Brigham Young University, with funding from the National Science Foundation, predict the amount of dust in Utah’s Wasatch Front is only going to increase as water levels decline, turning lakebeds into dustpans. The team feels the amount of dust blown into urban areas could be lowered by preserving lakes through water conservation, allowing more water to flow into the lakes.
WMO and AEMET launch improved website for sand and dust forecasts
Forecasts and warnings of sand and dust storms in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa are now more readily accessible thanks to a new website operated by the Meteorological State Agency of Spain (AEMET) and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS).
Dust is a growing problem. What role does farmland play?
Researchers are investigating the links between modern agriculture and rising incidents of dust storms.
https://www.salon.com/2022/01/25/dust-is-a-growing-problem-what-role-does-farmland-play_partner/
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Resources:
National Weather Service Dust Storm Safety
State of Arizona Dust Storm Hazards
World Meteorological Organization Sand and Dust Storms Warning Advisory System (SDS-WAS)
https://public.wmo.int/en/our-mandate/focus-areas/environment/SDS
National Weather Service Dust Workshops
New Mexico Environment Department
New Mexico Department of Health- Air Quality
State of Washington, Department of Ecology- Dust Storms
Pull Aside Stay Alive- Dust Storm Transportation Safety
Take Five Stay Alive- New Mexico Dust Storm Transportation Safety
New Mexico Department of Health Dust and Health
U.S. Department of Transportation-Public Roads Autumn 2021
Confronting the Storm: Arizona’s Innovative Dust Detection and Warning System
Dust Storm News Twitter Page
Check out the interactive version of the COSTinDust pop-up book on the impacts of dust! Airports, solar panels, fields and cities made of paper, tell the story of how dust storms affect the environment and our lives.
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Sand and Dust Storms Compendium
Summary for Decision Makers
https://catalogue.unccd.int/1871_Summary_for_Decision_Makers.pdf
https://catalogue.unccd.int/1871_Key_Message_Flyer.DIGITAL.v18.pdf
Guideline on the Integration of Sand and Dust Storm Management into Key Policy Areas
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
ADOT marks Monsoon Awareness Week
https://ein.az.gov/when-dust-storms-hit-pull-aside-stay-alive
Beyond The Haze
Dust storms are pervasive across much of inland California and have many adverse effects. Perhaps most notable are the health impacts associated with dust, which range from traffic accidents due to poor visibility, to respiratory disease caused by direct exposure. Unfortunately, these health impacts are disproportionately borne by vulnerable groups. However, dust storms also affect many other aspects of life in the state, including water resources, solar energy production, agricultural productivity, and weather and climate.
UC Dust is a new center developed with the goals of developing and implementing adaptation and mitigation strategies that address current and likely future dust storms in California. UC Dust is comprised of faculty, staff and students from 7 UCs who have expertise in the diverse disciplines relevant to dust storms, including the atmospheric, soil, health, and climate sciences, geography, ecology, hydrology, and environmental policy and justice.
DANA Executive Committee
James King
Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Université de Montréal
James King
Janice Brahney
Associate Professor, Utah State University
Janice Brahney
Scott Van Pelt
Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS
Scott Van Pelt
William A. Sprigg
Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona
William A. Sprigg
Daniel Tong
Associate Professor, George Mason University
Daniel Tong
Jenny Hand
Senior Research Scientist, Colorado State University
Jenny Hand
Tom Gill
Professor, University of Texas, El Paso
Tom Gill
Karin Ardon-Dryer
Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University
Karin Ardon-Dryer
Ling Ren
Research Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Ling Ren
Jimmy Li
Associate Professor, University of Tulsa
Jimmy Li