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Sand Dust Storm in China
Global Conference on Natural Disasters | Sand dust storm in China | Focus on China |

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Contents 1.0 Introduction 2 2.0 Sand Dust Storm in China 2 2.1 Definition 2 2.2 Location 2 2.3 When did it happen? 2 2.4 What caused the event? 2 2.5 What areas were affected? 2 3.0 Effects and Damage of Sand Dust Storm 2 3.1 Short and long term effects 2 3.2 Extent of the Damage 2 4.0 Historic Records and Extent of effects of Sand Dust Storm 2 4.1 Historic Records of Sand Dust Storm in Beijing 2 4.2 Main damage ways of Sand Dust Storm 2 4.3 Damage of Sand Dust Storm 2 5.0 Prevention and Positive effects of Sand Dust Storm 2 5.1 Causes of Sand Dust storm 2 5.2 Prevention 2 5.3 Positive outcomes from the disaster 2 6.0 The End 2 Conclusion 2 Recommendations 2 Reference list 2

1.0 Introduction

This report is authorised by the attending of a global conference on natural disasters. It focuses on one of main problems of China and uses a descriptive statistical method to analyse the historical overview of global natural disasters to ascertain the influence of sand dust storm on China.

2.0 Sand Dust Storm in China

2.1 Definition

“A sand storm is basically a wind storm that carries sand through the air, forming a relatively low cloud near the ground” (Coenraads 2006, 234). “Most sandstorms occur in the sandy areas of deserts. Some occur on beaches; dry riverbeds; or deposits of gravel, sand, and silt called alluvial fans” (Dirks 2010, 110).

“Dust storms form in semi-arid and arid regions where small dust and sand particles are blown into the air” (Coenraads 2006, 234). “A dust storm may occur hundreds of miles and rise to a height of more than 305 meters. It carries as much as 875 metric tons of dust particles per cubic kilometre of air” (Dirks 2010, 392).

2.2 Location

Strong dust storms hit Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Beijing, Hong Kong and Taiwan. (2010

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