The haze now engulfing Sydney isn't an isolated problem. Cities around the world struggle to manage the many sources of tiny airborne particles and the discomfort and illnesses these cause.
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Dust storms look spectacular but are a serious health hazard. As climate change dries up many areas of the world, what can we expect from these storms in future?
Even as the dust storm over NSW subsides, the unseen fine particles outside, or even inside your house, can still present a health risk.
As grassland turns to desert, dust is blown into the atmosphere and across oceans.
The dust storm that turned Sydney red in 2009 triggered plankton blooms in the Tasman Sea, demonstrating how we might fertilise the ocean to take up more carbon dioxide.
Being perched off the northwest edge of Europe means that people in the UK are not often reminded of the vast Sahara desert situated only a few thousand miles to the south. This great desert is located…
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Professor of Environmental Science, Macquarie University
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Academic Research Fellow, Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science (ICAS), University of Leeds
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Associate Professor, School of Environment, Griffith University
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Teaching Fellow in International Relations and East Asia, University of Warwick
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Research Fellow in Meteorology, University of Reading
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Environmental Science, Macquarie University
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Lecturer, National University of Singapore
