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International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms 2023 - July 12
July 13 , 2023
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- The United Nations earlier this year designated July 12 as the first International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms.
- The move was designed to raise awareness about the threats posed by these squalls and to spur on the international effort to counter them.
- These tempests occur when strong winds meet bare or dry soil, lifting large amounts of sand and dust into the atmosphere.
- The main sources of these mineral dusts are dry regions in Northern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia and China.
- Human activities, like deforestation, over grazing and the overuse of water, are causing deserts to spread and increasing the likelihood of sand and dust storms.
- In northern China alone they caused economic losses of nearly $1 billion in just three years.
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