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What weather phenomenon is sandstorm?

Sandstorm is the general name of sandstorm and a sign of desertification.

It refers to a disastrous weather phenomenon that strong winds roll up a lot of dust on the ground, making the horizontal visibility less than 1 km. It has the characteristics of suddenness and short duration, low probability and great harm. Among them, sandstorm refers to a sand-laden storm formed by strong wind blowing a large amount of sand near the stratum; Sandstorm is a storm formed by strong winds, which brings a lot of dust and other particles into the sky.

It refers to a disastrous weather phenomenon that strong winds roll up a lot of dust on the ground, making the horizontal visibility less than 1 km. It has the characteristics of suddenness and short duration, low probability and great harm.