Overview
This was my proposal: In my literature review, my focus will be on how planting native plants can reduce the intensity and frequency of sand and dust storms. It will investigate how plants are able to harden the soil through increased soil moisture and prevent wind erosion, which further limits sand and dust storms. My review will also thoroughly discuss the multiple health and environmental effects associated with dust storms and how plants can mitigate these effects. These storms can cause multiple environmental health hazards and can carry respiratory pollutants and allergens over large distances, affecting communities far away from the source of dust and sand particles. Additionally, these storms can negatively effect plants, agriculture, and wildlife. This is done since these storms can cause the loss of plant tissue, reduce crop production by covering seedlings in dust, and affect marine life as the sunlight is blocked out by the dust cloud.
https://www.ecomena.org/effects-sand-dust-storms/
https://public.wmo.int/en/our-mandate/focus-areas/environment/sand-and-dust-storms
https://chinadialogue.net/en/pollution/920-stopping-the-sandstorms/