Drought and heat drive a surge in dangerous dust storms across the Southwest

Drought and heat drive a surge in dangerous dust storms across the Southwest

El Paso is experiencing its dustiest year in decades, as drought, vanishing vegetation, and rising temperatures send choking clouds of dirt across the Texas border region.Martha Pskowski reports for Inside Climate News.In short:El Paso has seen 10 dust storms and 34 dusty days this year — levels not recorded since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s — due to a prolonged drought and stronger-than-average winds across West Texas, New Mexico, and northern M…