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Data collected at The University of Manchester’s Air Quality Supersite has contributed to a major international study showing that increasing amounts of desert dust from North Africa are reaching Europe, with implications for public health and solar energy generation.
Mineral desert dust is a major contributor to total atmospheric particulate matter1. Desert dust outbreaks degrade air quality and can pose adverse health effects2, including asthma exacerbation3 and increased mortality4. At some European locations, there has been a rise in the intensity and frequency of transported dust outbreaks from deserts in recent decades5,6,7,8,9. However, it…