Mineral dust aerosols affect Earth’s energy balance in multiple ways, including interactions with solar radiation, but this effect remains poorly quantified. A central limitation has been the lack of ...

A study shows that global atmospheric dust -- microscopic airborne particles from desert dust storms -- has a slight overall cooling effect on the planet that has hidden the full amount of warming ...

The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. In this Review, we examine the impacts of dust, and of changes in dust, on global climate and climate change. We first summarize ...