Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Weather inquiry - On the dusty ground, the sand at the tip of the sand blows up, making the air turbid, and checkpoints can be built in one to ten kilometers. What is this weather phenomenon called?

On the dusty ground, the sand at the tip of the sand blows up, making the air turbid, and checkpoints can be built in one to ten kilometers. What is this weather phenomenon called?

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It means sandstorm, which is a kind of sandstorm weather. It means that strong winds throw a lot of dust on the ground into the air, which makes the air particularly turbid and reduces the visible distance to below 1 km. When sandstorms occur, the sky is khaki, sometimes even red and yellow.

definition

Sandstorm refers to the weather phenomenon that strong winds blow up dust on the ground, making the air very turbid and the horizontal visibility less than 1km. Sandstorm is a weather phenomenon in wind erosion and desertification, and its formation is influenced by both natural factors and human activities. Natural factors include strong wind, decreased precipitation and its sand source. Human activity factor refers to the increase of sandstorm frequency after vegetation destruction in the process of economic development.