
The Lancet Planetary Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 9(1), С. e34 - e40
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Sand and dust storms increasingly threaten global environmental public health. To date, 150 countries are directly affected, with more than 100 classified as non-dust source regions. With climate change, these expected to become frequent severe. Despite international awareness initiatives, such those led by the UN, crucial knowledge gaps continue hinder effective, evidence-based responses sand storms. In this Viewpoint, we review existing in health research highlight four key priorities: comprehensive effects of storms, including short-term long-term exposures, diseases, regions, outcomes; particle sizes toxic components particles during storms; design multicentre studies accounting for region-specific exposure patterns; on outcomes attributable particulate matter mixtures dominated windblown versus other sources. We urgently call international, collaborative, multidisciplinary considering storm characteristics adoption scientifically robust epidemiological methods studies.
Язык: Английский