Samum - this is what?

The Samum is a squally wind that overtakes huge amounts of fine sand and dust. Its temperature is very high, sometimes reaching 50 degrees at zero, maximum 10 percent humidity. The term "samum" is translated as poisonous.

Fatal wind

Nowadays, almost all the deserts, and those where the Samum is rampant, and this is North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, are crossed by motor roads. In the air often fly airplanes, there is a satellite communication and the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Therefore, despite the more than spectacular spectacle caused by this squall, experts say that rumors of the deadly danger of the Samum are exaggerated. However, in 1805 the caravan, consisting of 1800 camels and 2,000 people, carried sand and destroyed the Samum. This is confirmed by the testimony of many authors. And Herodotus, who called the sacrum a red wind, tells of the death of the army of the king of Babylon, the conqueror of Egypt, the son of Cyrus the Great, Cambyses from the dynasty of Achaemenides. This happened in 522 BC. At the head of his troops, Cambyses left Damascus, but never returned home. It is not surprising that the "sea of blood" serves as a synonym for samum. Although under the blood in this phrase, its authors imply, rather, the color of a sandstorm.

Features of the squall

The sand that rises hundreds of meters high usually comes in red. However, yellow, white, and even blue samums were recorded. The only advantage, apart from the spectacular sight, is that the wind rushes without touching the ground. That is, between the firmament and the dust storm, carrying the tiniest dust and sand penetrating into the eyes, ears and respiratory tracts, there is a small gap, falling into which the person covered with clothing, is guaranteed to survive. If, of course, it does not suffocate with a heat of 50 degrees with little or no air access. Sky-bombarding planes may not even see through the darkness of the careless traveler.

Specificity of the phenomenon

Samum is very dangerous, because the duration of a squall usually reaches 2-3 hours, and the storm itself can last several days. Therefore, when going on a journey through the desert, it is advisable to know the long-term weather forecast and to be well acquainted with the rules of behavior in case of getting into the samum zone. The time of these winds is spring-summer, most often July, the direction is south, south-west, the front sometimes reaches several kilometers. As a rule, it arises because of strong heating of the soil, as a result of which warm air rises rapidly, and its place is taken by a cold one, that is, a local cyclone, which promotes the emergence of the samum. It is also called "singing", because an hour before the storm, a strong noise is heard, resulting from rubbing sand on each other. First, a small black dot appears above a clear horizon, and after a while a dusty squall occurs, at which the sky turns black. Even the photos of the approaching city cause fear.

Samum is very fast

It should be noted that as a result of climate change in our days, such phenomena as samum have increased several times. So, if, for example, in Mauritania, there were two in the past year, three strengths from strength, now their number reaches 80. The very word "Samum", as already mentioned above, is translated as poisonous, poisonous, that is destructive. Quite just a characteristic for a dry and hot, deserted storm surrounded by a gloomy aureole. And it sounds beautiful and mysterious! There is a book by Vedeneev "Samum - the wind of the desert", there is a series "Operation" Samum. " One of the heroes of the "Alchemist" P. Coelho turns from a shepherd named Santiago into the wind Samum. The wild speed of this desolate storm prompted the organizers of the service to teach and train the speed reading to call it "Samum". That is, this is the best name for determining something fast and fast.

Unparalleled

The wild, unchecked strength of this wind pushes people to call his name something powerful and fast. An example is the rocket ship "Samum". The first hovercraft, or RCVP, project 1239 was the catamaran "Bora", which by the time of the arrival of "Samum" on the Novorossiysk base was already there. These ships have no equal in impact potential, as they have high speed, maneuverability and a fairly large deck for placing an impressive amount of weapons. For example, the Osa-MA.

Swift and unique

The rocket ship "Samum" was built at the factory "Red Metallist" in the city of Zelenodolsk in 1992. Now he belongs to the 166th division of the 41st separate brigade of the Black Sea Fleet missile boats. This air cushion catamaran is unique. The main features include 36 possibilities of using the propulsion system, which guarantees the course of the ship in any situation. The catamaran can reach speeds of up to 50 knots per hour. "Samum" is a boat that has no analogues in the whole world, except for "Bora" and "Sivuch", made under the same project - 1239. The speed of these catamarans is twice the speed of any surface ship. The missiles deployed on its board are brought to full combat readiness within 30 seconds. All these and other unique qualities entitle the sailors themselves to call these boats naval destroyers. The ship is brought to the target, destroys it and disappears from the zone of retaliatory defeat. Recently, the rocket boat "Samum" returned to the base from the Mediterranean, where he was on the alert for the first time.

Indispensable in plant growing

The swiftness and swiftness of desert storms gave rise to calling their name and desiccant, contributing to the accelerated maturation of plants. "Samum" is a herbicide belonging to the contact, which dries the leaves and stems of the plant on the root. Dehydrating them, it promotes the fastest maturing of seeds. Herbicides (literal translation - "killing grass") in clearly observed quantities not only destroy weeds, but also stimulate the rapid growth and maturation of plants. The full name of this desiccant is "The 150th c. R.". It can also be used as a contact-system herbicide of continuous action for the destruction of weeds. The effect of this drug is extremely rapid. In addition, it promotes the uniform maturation of seeds.