The WMO Sand and Dust Storm Warning System: The WMO Sand and Dust Storm Warning System:
SDS Impacts Human Health (Asthma, infections, Meningitis in Africa, Valley Fever in the America’s) Aviation ( air disasters) Improved Weather and Seasonal Climate Prediction Agriculture (negative & positive impacts)
Health Impacts
Transcontinental Transport of Micro-organisms 10,000 microbes/(g of soil) 30 percent of the bacteria isolated from airborne soil dust are known pathogens, able to affect plants, animals, or humans (Griffin et al., 2003)
Impacts on Agriculture A Chinese farmer walks amid a heavy sand storm in Minqin County, northwest of China's Gansu Province April 10, 2006. A strong sandstorm hit northwest China on Monday, killing one person in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and compelling dozens of trains to halt for for safety reasons. 330,000-ton sand fell on Beijing. Sand covered about one-eighth of China from April 14 to 18 and about 330,000 tons of sand fell in Beijing on Sunday night.
WWRP Sand and Dust Storm Project Initiated in 2005 ~45 WMO Members are involved ~12 research or operational forecasts are available 2006 Shanghai SDS group resolved to focus on global coordination led by WMO.
To enhance the ability of participating countries to establish and improve systems for forecasting and warning to suppress the impact of SDS By Establishing a coordinated global network of SDS forecasting centers delivering products useful to a wide range of users in understanding and reducing the impacts of SDS
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