Dust storm, Gobi Desert (IMAGE)

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Dust storm, Gobi Desert

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In source areas, sand and dust storms damage crops, affect livestock, and strip topsoil. In depositional areas atmospheric dust, especially in combination with local industrial pollution, can cause or worsen human health problems such as respiratory diseases. Communications, power generation, transportation, and supply chains can also be disrupted by low visibility and dust-induced mechanical failures.

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