Home Disasters: Sand Storm China Youth Daily (2000-04-12)

Astronomers do not agree with the argument of
dazzling spots on the sun causing sandy winds

( Abstract )

Recent gales and dust storms in the north China turned people worried whenever mentioning them. Some guessed that the unusual windy weather could be caused by the eruption of the dazzling spots on the sun. To clarify the guess, the reporter interviewed Prof. Zhao Fuyuan from the Beijng Observatory, and he does not agree with such speculation...



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