SandstormsinAsiaModule4Chinanews,Beijing,Mar
15—Sandstormisanaturalphenomenonanditcannotbestopped
Itisagainstscientificruleforustosaythathumanbeingsshouldstopsandstorms,saidQinDahe,directorgeneraloftheChinaMeterologicalAdministration
Whilesandstormshadcausedagreatlosstohumanbeings,italsobroughtsomepositiveresults
Sandstormshadexistedonearthformillionsofyears,whilethewrittenhistoryofhumanbeingshadlastedforonly
3,000—5,000years
TheLoessPlateau,whichstretchesoveronemillionsquarekilometersinChina,wasformedbysandstormsovermillionsofyearsofprocess
TheYellowRiver,whileflowingpasttheLoessPlateau,carriedlargeamountsofsandwithitandthesedimentslaterformedtheNorthChinaPlain
TheLoessPlateauisregardedasthecradleoftheChinesecivilization
IftherehadbeennoLoessPlateau,theNorthChinaPlainwouldn'thaveexis