Keywords: Atmosphere; Social Science; North America; Aerosols; Particulates; Visibility Windblown dust events, including both dust storms (visibility < 1 km) and smaller, localized events from deserts, fallow farmlands, and construction sites, pose severe risks to public health and transportation safety. Exposure to dust particles has been associated with a variety of adverse health effects, including respiratory disease (Gross et al. 2018), cardiovascular mortality (Crooks et al.
