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Sand covers one-eighth of China |
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Sand covered about one-eighth of China from April 14 to 18 and about 330,000 tons of sand fell in Beijing on Sunday night.
The information was released at a press conference on sand storms held by |
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Wen sets environment protection goals |
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BEIJING, April 18(Xinhua)--"We cannot just sit for discussions behind the closed door while the sandy weather has raged outside for more than ten days," Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao announced at a national conference on environmental protection.
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Sandstorms frustrate Beijing's efforts for azure sky |
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A yellow mist continued to envelop China's capital Beijing Tuesday though artificial rainfall has already washed away some of the sand that silently overcast Beijing's sky Sunday night.
The municipal |
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China turning to artificial rain to clear Beijing air after choking dust storm |
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Beijing was preparing Tuesday to use artificial rain-making to clear the air after a choking dust storm coated China's capital in yellow grit, prompting a health warning to keep children indoors, state media said. |
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Sandstorm leaves Chinese capital caked in yellow dust |
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A sandstorm swept into Beijing early Monday, leaving skies hazy and the city blanketed under a film of ochre-colored dust -- an annual rite of spring in the country's north.
It's "as if the desert has |
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"Yellow blanket" covers Beijing overnight |
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Most Beijingers woke up on Monday to find, to their surprise, that a"yellow blanket" has covered up everything in the open air: from window sills, cars and the ground to every single leaf on the trees.
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Sandstorms to ease in N. China |
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The sandstorms that have blanketed north China for the last three days are expected to ease Tuesday night, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) is forecasting.
The sandstorms have |
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Beijing reports worst dusty weather in six years |
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Beijing has experienced five days of dust-floating weather in the past five days and the pollution was the worst in the past six years, according to Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau on Tuesday.
The dust |
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Worst sandstorm in two decades hits western China, killing 1 |
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China's far west has been hit by the worst sandstorm in decades with one person killed and thousands stranded after sand blanketed railways and high winds smashed train and car windows, the government said Tuesday. |
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N. China reports 4 sand storms in March |
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Northern China was hit by four sand storms in March which is average for the past six years, according to China Meteorological Administration(CMA) on Monday.
There were two strong and two moderate light sand |
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Sandstorms continue to hit northern, central China |
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Sandstorms which swept across some northern and northwestern Chinese regions Sunday continued to hit northern and central areas Monday.
Sandstorm began to hit northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, |
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Sandstorm continues to hit Beijing |
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Sandstorm continued to hit Beijing Monday morning, making the city's air quality much worsened due to sand and dust in the air.
Air in the city reports a dust density of 346 micrograms per cubic meter, marking |
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Sandstorm monitoring network formed in Inner Mongolia |
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North China's Inner Mongolia has formed a sandstorm monitoring network as part of the "Sandstorm Project" of the State Environmental Protection Administration, according to officials with the regional meteorological |
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Sandstorm from foreign nation sweeps Beijing |
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Strong winds carrying dust from Mongolia swept into Beijing early Saturday morning, worsening the city's air quality.
The dust storm passed by Saturday afternoon, and local meteorologists say the city's air |
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Sand and dust blanket Inner Mongolia |
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Sand and dust blanketed the middle and western parts of North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Tuesday, according to the regional observatory.
The sand and dust weather was caused by a cold snap, |
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Inner Mongolia enhances efforts to harness sandstorms |
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Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in North China has planted 1.47 million hectares of trees over the past six years to help reduce the threat of sandstorm to the major Chinese cities Beijing and Tianjin.
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Sandstorm sweeps over Xinjiang |
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A rust-colored sandstorm hit over the southwestern part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China, on Sunday, reducing visibility to less than 50 meters in affected areas.
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Northern, central China blanketed in sandstorms |
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Sandstorms carried by a Siberian cold front were sweeping across northern China on Saturday.
Temperatures dropped by up to 8 degrees Celsius (46 degrees Fahrenheit) from Friday, with northern regions |
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Sandstorm hits North China over weekend |
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Many areas in the northern and central parts of China are being hit by sandstorms, which are expected to last over the weekend and bring falling temperatures and strong winds, according to a local meteorological |
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Sand storms to sweep across North China |
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Most parts of North China will be choked with dust and sand from Thursday to Saturday, according to the China Meteorological Administration (CMA).
The dust storms will be the largest and |
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Beijing's dusty air |
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Tourists wear masks to protect themselves from dust while visiting the Forbidden City in Beijing, April 18, 2006.
Dusty conditions will continue to prevail in many parts of northern China for a few more days, meteorologists |
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Dust blankets Beijing |
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Cleaners sweep a dust-covered road in Beijing, April 17, 2006.
Most Beijingers woke up on Monday to find, to their surprise, that a "yellow blanket" has covered up everything in the open air: from window sills, cars and the |
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Sandstorm hits northwest China |
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A heavy sandstorm hit Turpan on Monday, killing one person, injuring another and stranding thousands of tourists. (Photo: Xinhua)
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Strong sandstorm hits northern China |
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A heavy sandstorm hit parts of northern China Monday, April 10, 2006.
A cold front is forecast to hit China in the next three days bringing a chill to the north and strong rains to the south, according to the China |
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Sandstorm hits Turpan |
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A resident rides his motorcycle through a heavy sandstorm on a street in Turpan, China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 10, 2006.
A cold front is forecast to hit China in the next three days bringing a chill to the |
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Sandstorms hit N. China |
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A security guard directs cars outside a company entrance during a sandstorm in Changchun, the capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, March 27, 2006.
Drifting and floating dust that has enveloped northern China for two |
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Sandstorm hits north China |
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Buildings are enveloped by dust in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, March 27, 2006. A sand storm hit Changchun on March 27.
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Sandstorm hits Beijing |
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A woman with a silk scarf covering her face walks on a street in Beijing, March 27, 2006.
Sandstorm continued to hit Beijing Monday morning, making the city's air quality much worsened due to sand and dust in the air. Beijing |
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Sandstorm hits NE China |
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Two women walk against a sandstorm on a street in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, March 10, 2006.
Sandstorms occur frequently in the northern part of China at this time of the year.
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Sandstorm hits Hohhot |
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A sandstorm hits Hohhot, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Thursday March 9, 2006. Sandstorms frequent the northern part of China in the spring.(Xinhua photo) |
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