Wind speed change and sandstorm

Wind speed reversal increase sand-dust storm risk

Despite efforts in vegetation restoration, the frequency of sand-dust storms is increasing due to stronger wind speeds.

Stronger winds increase the sand-dust storm risk in northern China

Read more in this study:
Liu, Y., Xu, R., Ziegler, A. D. & Zeng, Z. Stronger winds increase the sand-dust storm risk in northern China. Environmental Science: Atmospheres. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/ea/d2ea00058j (2022).

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Wind speed enhancement as the primary cause of sand-dust days increase in China

Compared with vegetation and precipitation, wind speed is the main driver of sand-dust days increase in recent years in China.

Influence of wind speed, precipitation, and NDVI on the frequency of dust days in northern China.

Read more in this study:
Jiang, X., Feng, Q., Zhou, L., Liu, Y. & Zeng, Z. Wind speed enhancement as the primary cause of sand-dust days increase in China over recent years. Kexue Tongbao/Chinese Science Bulletin 69, 356–361. https://doi.org/10.1360/TB-2023-0311 (2024).