Strong Saharan dust storm reaches European Alps. Credit: NASA (MODIS) A new groundbreaking study shows that warming planet will make dust storms more intense in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. Using the highest-resolution continuous climate record ever published, the study explains the connections between dust storms, extended periods of drought, volcanoes, and warming in the read more Climate Change Affects Saharan Dust Storms – JGR Atmospheres – H. Clifford, N. Spaulding, A. Kurbatov, A. More, etc.