Analysis on Sandstorm Disaster Characteristics and Causes in China,2006

It has been the worst year towards sand and dust weather in 2006 since the new century.The frequency of sandstorms was more,the strength was stronger,the range of impact was wider,the losses were heavy.Based on the result of sandstorm monitoring and assessment data,the reasons of multiple sandstorms last year in China were analyzed from the perspective of climate,mainly due to the abnormal climate fluctuations,low rainfall and significantly higher temperature in the spring.Finally,the disaster loss of sandstorms was also analyzed.