Strong sandstorm kills 160,000 head of livestock in Mongolia, how harmful is sand and dust weather?

Mongolian government officials said on March 29, 2021, as of that date, due to the sandstorm weather has led to 160,000 livestock deaths 230,000 livestock unaccounted for, more than a dozen people lost their lives sandstorm weather, a number of yurts, the house was destroyed, a number of water cuts and power outages to the phenomenon of the various places to cause a degree of property damage. Since the spring of this year, Mongolia has been a number of dust storms, frequency and intensity higher than in previous years, so we also have to worry that if frequent occurrences are bound to cause greater damage caused by the vicious circle.

Mongolia dust storms raging cause

Mongolia is located in two countries is a completely landlocked country, most of the territory to the desert Gobi mainly, the natural environment is relatively harsh, has always been the traditional livestock per capita has the number of head of livestock ranked among the world's top, animal husbandry is Mongolia's mainstay of the industry, but it is also the pillar industries on the other hand, to promote the rampant dust storms. Overgrazing in Mongolia leads to the destruction of pastureland and the expansion of sandy land, which makes the already desertified land even more extensive and provides plenty of dust for dust storms. Mongolia, most of the region of less precipitation in the spring temperatures rise sharply on the ground snow melting, pasture on the new buds have not yet grown out of the exposed surface, by the Mongolian cyclone impact on the average wind on the avenue six to eight, the role of these conditions for the dust storms provide a very good thermal conditions and power conditions in the wind and sand **** with the formation of the role of the sandstorms.

Hazards of sandstorms

Sandstorms are strong disaster weather gusts of wind wrapped in gravel, dust all around, can cause house collapse, power outages, casualties, etc., due to the appearance of sand and dust weather visibility is reduced there will be traffic accidents, resulting in the loss of life and property, sandstorms can also cause environmental pollution, damage to plant growth affecting the normal photosynthesis resulting in a reduction in crop yields, and other hazards. Dust storms are also very harmful to human health, the dust in the air mixed with a large number of particles, these particles will enter the body with the human respiratory tract, damaging the respiratory system caused by nasal congestion, coughing, sore throat and severe chronic bronchitis, but also deposited in the skin to cause rashes, redness and swelling, when these particles into the eyes will also lead to eye diseases and so on.

Ways to resist dust storms

The most important thing to resist dust storms is to strengthen environmental protection, restoration of damaged paper cups, strengthen the wind and sand restoration of trees and other vegetation, to prevent the land from sandstorms provide a source of sand. Try not to go out when the sandstorm weather occurs, at home, close the doors and windows when necessary, use the tape to seal the door slits window slits, conditions at home with an air purifier, must go out if you need to do a good job of protection, protection of the face to go home and immediately clean the face, especially the eyes and nostrils.