沙尘暴被普遍关注的历史并不算长。但来自科学界的声音告诉我们,沙尘暴如同洪水、地震和火山喷发一样,是大自然万物消长中的一环。在地球上百万年的尺度中,沙尘暴从未停止,亦永无消歇。“沙尘暴”这个词汇被频繁使用,始于上世纪90年代。但早在上世纪50到70年代,我国北方地区就 The history of dust storms is generally concerned is not long. But the voices from the scientific community tell us that sandstorms, like floods, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, are part of the ebb and flow of nature. In millions of years on earth, dust storms never stop and will never be eclipsed. The term “sandstorm” is used frequently, starting in the 90s of the last century. However, as early as the 50s and 70s of last century, China’s northern region was