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sand storms - these are heaps of sand up to 2-3 meters high near fences and houses, this is a stopped transport, filled channels, gardens, vineyards. However, the biggest damage is the destruction of the fertile soil layer. In the European part of Russia, dust storms most often occur in March - May.

But of course, much more often such a natural disaster can catch in the desert. A sure sign that a sandstorm is about to begin is a sudden silence. Rustles and sounds disappear with the wind. The desert literally freezes. A sharp feeling of stuffiness is intensified by a state of unconscious anxiety. A small cloud appears on the horizon, which quickly grows and turns into a black-purple cloud. The missing wind rises and very quickly reaches speeds of up to 150-200 km / h.

This is what you need to prepare for in advance. First of all - choose a place. A large stone, tree, ruins will soon be able to protect you from the roaring sand. If it is possible to hide in a car, at the first sign of the wind (when the direction is determined) it must be deployed so that the shelter is on the leeward side.

All your supplies of water and food should be with you. If your only shelter is a stone or a tree, at the first gusts of wind you should lie down on the leeward side and wrap your head in any matter. Breathe through a scarf. A flask of water is recommended to be buried in the sand.

Never try to keep moving. A waste of energy is too much loss in an extreme situation. Sandstorms are usually short-lived. But even if the wind does not subside for two or three days, the best tactic of behavior is to wait out, as in a trench.

The universal logic of protection, by the way, interestingly closes the extremes: the Bedouins in the desert wait out the wind in the sand, just like the Eskimos on the other side of the world in the igloo - a shelter made of snow. The paradoxical solution turns out to be the most effective: protection is created from the source of danger. With a closer look, you can find this technique in other extreme situations. In such as a forest fire, which can be extinguished by oncoming fire, and in psychological and even social storms.

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