A recent @nasagoddard study found that high levels of the air pollutant PM2.5 likely contributed to 2.89 million premature deaths, of which 22% were linked to dust. https://go.nasa.gov/3LWJorA #NASAEarth
NASA research finds that a combination of windblown dust and human-caused particle pollution was associated with nearly 3 million premature deaths in 2019.
