The United Nations general assembly proclaimed 12th July as the International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms (SDS). To celebrate its second occurrence since its proclamation we have invited a panel of experts to discuss on a number of recent hot topics in SDS research and monitoring. Please find below the agenda and the speakers of the webinar (subject to small changes):

Introduction

Welcome and introduction to the webinar - Emanuele Emili (BSC)
Presentation of the WMO Airborne Dust Bulletin - WMO SDS-WAS representative
Further improvements of the SDS-WAS in the Barcelona Regional Center – Ernest Werner (AEMET)

Impact on marine ecosystems

Investigating dust impact on chlorophyll-a concentration variation over the Persian Gulf, Oman Sea, and southern Caspian Sea – Saviz Sehat Kashani, Noushin Khoddam, Mehdi Rahnama (RIMAS)
Influence of dust on migrations and fisheries of the Atlantic skipjack tuna – Sergio Rodríguez (CSIC)

Extreme events and impacts on society

High latitude dust community, new achievements and actions – Pavla Dagsson-Waldhauserová (Agricultural University of Iceland)
Rising risks of local dust storms in the region of Pannonian valley – Ana Vuković Vimić (University of Belgrade)
SDS activity during the past year in the region and development of knowledge on the extremes and large-scale intrusions to Europe - David Suárez-Molina (AEMET) and David Barriopedro Cepero (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
Increasing number of witnesses of dusty weather searching for explanation : problem of misleading social media content - Lucia Mona (CNR-IMAA, Italian Research Council)

Q&A and closing discussion - All SDS-WAS members

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