the farmland of Wang Yong Thanh and Hebei province lies abandoned over the
Hebei province lies abandoned over the
Hebei province lies abandoned over the last century sand has devoured the rich
last century sand has devoured the rich
last century sand has devoured the rich pastures as sand dunes edged closer to
pastures as sand dunes edged closer to
pastures as sand dunes edged closer to Beijing each year
Beijing each year
Beijing each year northern China is rapidly turning to
northern China is rapidly turning to
northern China is rapidly turning to desert but you know just don’t say that
desert but you know just don’t say that
desert but you know just don’t say that Beijing this ship Xiang Shao Qiang the
Beijing this ship Xiang Shao Qiang the
Beijing this ship Xiang Shao Qiang the director of Beijing’s forestation Bureau
director of Beijing’s forestation Bureau
director of Beijing’s forestation Bureau says sandstorms have been harmful to
says sandstorms have been harmful to
says sandstorms have been harmful to people and disastrous to the environment
more than 17 percent of China’s landmass
more than 17 percent of China’s landmass is now desert each spring Beijing
is now desert each spring Beijing
is now desert each spring Beijing usually has at least one sandstorm some
usually has at least one sandstorm some
usually has at least one sandstorm some experts believe the country’s problem is
experts believe the country’s problem is
experts believe the country’s problem is a result of his fast-paced development
a result of his fast-paced development
a result of his fast-paced development China’s meteorological Bureau has
China’s meteorological Bureau has
China’s meteorological Bureau has launched a monitoring system predicting
launched a monitoring system predicting
launched a monitoring system predicting sandstorms up to three days in advance
sandstorms up to three days in advance
sandstorms up to three days in advance professor shoes Wang says the system is
professor shoes Wang says the system is
professor shoes Wang says the system is vital to combatting the often crippling
vital to combatting the often crippling
vital to combatting the often crippling effects of the storm the sandstorms of
effects of the storm the sandstorms of
effects of the storm the sandstorms of Phegley visibility preventing planes
Phegley visibility preventing planes
Phegley visibility preventing planes from taking off and landing and thus
from taking off and landing and thus
from taking off and landing and thus causing delays reduced visibility on the
causing delays reduced visibility on the
causing delays reduced visibility on the roads brings accidents so they are a
roads brings accidents so they are a
roads brings accidents so they are a major inconvenience for commuters and
major inconvenience for commuters and
major inconvenience for commuters and travelers the dust from the storms also
travelers the dust from the storms also
travelers the dust from the storms also gets into people’s lungs and creates
gets into people’s lungs and creates
gets into people’s lungs and creates serious health problems but the
serious health problems but the
serious health problems but the forestation bureau’s work to build a
forestation bureau’s work to build a
forestation bureau’s work to build a green great wall of trees across the
green great wall of trees across the
green great wall of trees across the desert of northern China seems to be
desert of northern China seems to be
desert of northern China seems to be paying off
paying off
paying off according to officials there has been a
according to officials there has been a
according to officials there has been a marginal shrinkage in desert since 2001
marginal shrinkage in desert since 2001
marginal shrinkage in desert since 2001 due in part to a large tree planting
due in part to a large tree planting
due in part to a large tree planting effort despite these advances the
effort despite these advances the
effort despite these advances the possibility of northern China turning
possibility of northern China turning
possibility of northern China turning into a veritable desert still looms
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