It seems like a dune climb is an obligatory part of every International Conference on Aeolian Research (ICAR). Here are some participants in ICAR XII-Namibia climbing a Namib Desert dune. (Photo by Yemi Adebiyi)

Some of the participants in last week's ICAR XII- the 12th International Conference on Aeolian Research, in Namibia. Photo from Yemi Adebiyi.

The 12th International Conference on Aeolian Research (ICAR XII) is underway at Swakopmund, Namibia! Giles Wiggs opens the conference with about 150 ISAR members in attendance. Photo by Jan-Berend Stuut.

van Boxtel et al., Aeolian Research: Inter- and intra-annual variations in Saharan dust fluxes in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and their connection to carbon export doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2026.101070

The International Conference on Aeolian Research is getting underway in Swakopmund, Namibia!

Happy International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms! What better a day to kick off the International Conference on Aeolian Research? www.un.org/en/observanc...

International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms | United Nations

The GA, in its resolution 77/294, declared 12 July as International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms to recognize that sand and dust storms cause numerous human health problems in different regio...

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Wallum et al., Aeolian Research: The influence of surface crust dynamics and sediment availability on aeolian dust emission from ephemeral lake beds: evidence from Etosha Pan, Namibia doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2026.101064

Is everyone ready for the International Conference on Aeolian Research coming up starting this upcoming Sunday in Namibia?

This was at the International Conference on Aeolian Research in Mibura, Australia, a decade ago

Tom Gill@tomgillpredicts.bsky.social · 4w ago

It was ten years ago today that I revealed the dangers of SPONTANEOUS HUMAN SALTATION to the world. Sadly, not everyone has gotten the message.

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ICAR 2026 in Namibia is less than a month away! Here's the updated conference schedule: www.geog.ox.ac.uk/events/icar2...

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Newly published! Albanai et al., Aeolian Research: Identifying dust-emitting geomorphic units in lower Mesopotamia and Kuwait using multi-high-resolution satellite and wind data doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2026.101050

Newly published! Stéphan et al., Aeolian Research: Late Holocene coastal sand-drift events and long-term socio-ecological resilience (Béniguet Island, Western France) doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2026.101048

Newly published! Luo et al., Aeolian Research: Automatic extraction of Martian dune crestlines under complex conditions: A comparative study of image processing, terrain analysis, and deep learning doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2026.1010

Interesting talk about the decline in dust activity in East Asia since the 1970s, now documented by a lot of research but still surprising to a lot of people. I tend to see the decline in strong wind frequency in source areas as a key factor, but I will be interested to see what Jimmy Li has to say.

International Society for Aeolian Research (ISAR)@aeolianresearch.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Sign up for the next ISAR Virtuaeolian Webinar, with Jimmy Li from the University of Hong Kong presenting on "Dust activities in East Asia in the 21st century: beyond declining." It will be on May 13th.

Newly published! Fan et al., Aeolian Research: Long-term assessment of soil wind erosion and dust emissions in China from 2000 to 2023 using an improved erodibility factor doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2026.101049

Newly published! Fan et al., Aeolian Research: Long-term assessment of soil wind erosion and dust emissions in China from 2000 to 2023 using an improved erodibility factor doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2026.10104

Sign up for the next ISAR Virtuaeolian Webinar, with Jimmy Li from the University of Hong Kong presenting on "Dust activities in East Asia in the 21st century: beyond declining." It will be on May 13th.

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Death in the Dust: Downburst wind, dry lakebeds and disaster at milepost 92

Byline: Stephanie Earls, Grace Brajkovich and O’Dell Isaac Pueblo County Emergency Management Coordinator Josh Johnson was on the road, negotiating details of a public safety power shutoff due to high...

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Górska et al., Aeolian Research: Microtextural analysis of silt grains as a tool to determine the source of the Saharan dust – a case of an extreme dust storm over the Iberian Peninsula (March 2022) doi.org/10.1016/j.ae...

Arnalds et al., Aeolian Research: The Icelandic volcanic aeolian environment: Processes and impacts — A review doi.org/10.1016/j.ae...

Ström et al., Aeolian Research: Using non-combustible residual particles as a proxy for mineral dust deposition to estimate its contribution to light absorption in the 300-year Holtedahlfonna ice core doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2025.101025

Nawrocki et al., Aeolian Research: Aligning loess with marine and lacustrine sedimentary record around 22.2 cal. kyr B.P. to explore the rapidity of atmospheric circulation change caused by the advance of the Eurasian ice-sheet cover doi.org/10.1016/j.ae...

Li et al., Aeolian Research: Feature contributions and predictive modeling of aeolian sand transport detection in the atmospheric surface layer doi.org/10.1016/j.ae...

Xuan et al., Aeolian Research: The impact of topographic barriers on dune height disparity: A quantitative assessment using digital terrain data from three dispersed deserts doi.org/10.1016/j.ae...

Ma et al., Aeolian Research: Effect of relative humidity on the lifting of charged sand grains in an electric field doi.org/10.1016/j.ae...

Bretzfelder et al., Aeolian Research: The Ibex dune field of Death Valley National Park, California: Characterization and assessment for Use as a Martian analog doi.org/10.1016/j.ae...

Pu et al., Aeolian Research: A high-accuracy stacking model for automatic identification of aeolian saltating tracks in high-speed pictures doi.org/10.1016/j.ae...