"We have a very low level of public awareness of a dust storm and what damage it can cause," said Daniel Tong, an associate professor of atmospheric chemistry at George Mason University who is among the authors of a 2023 paper on dust storm deaths.
Emergency alerts in the San Francisco Bay Area all enabled mobile phones in the area will receive emergency alerts for considerable or catastrophic hazards. To monitor other local risks, residents are advised to sign up for county alert systems and to monitor agencies' social media.