. Earth Science News .
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Wall of sand engulfs Chinese town
by AFP Staff Writers
Beijing (AFP) April 27, 2021

A towering wall of sand rushed over factories and apartment blocks in northwestern China's Gansu province as seasonal sandstorms barrelled across the country, causing air pollution and traffic accidents.

Aerial images as it struck showed an apocalyptic scene as a billowing cloud of yellow dust smothered Gansu's Linze county on Sunday.

State media CCTV reported multiple car accidents in the province caused by low visibility, while meteorologists have warned people to stay indoors and keep windows shut with more storms expected across northern China on Tuesday.

China suffers from enormous dust storms each spring that lift sand from the Gobi desert and dump it onto cities as far away as Shandong on the eastern coast.

A sandstorm that pushed air pollution levels off the charts hit Beijing in March, turning the sky a dark yellow and forcing airlines to cancel hundreds of flights.

It was the worst sandstorm in a decade to hit the capital, which has pinned hopes of rebuilding a natural barrier to such phenomena on intensive tree replanting in stripped forest areas, also known as the "green great wall".

Beijing said last year it expected fewer and weaker sandstorms to hit northern China due to the reforestation efforts.


Related Links
Climate Science News - Modeling, Mitigation Adaptation


Thanks for being here;
We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain.

With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords.

Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year.

If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor
$5 Billed Once


credit card or paypal
SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter
$5 Billed Monthly


paypal only


CLIMATE SCIENCE
Barren no more: study finds millions of trees dot deserts
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 14, 2020
At first glance the apparently barren expanses of the Sahel and Sahara deserts feature little greenery, but detailed satellite imagery combined with computer deep learning has revealed a different picture. In fact, some 1.8 billion trees dot parts of the West African Sahara and Sahel deserts and so-called sub-humid zone, a previously uncounted bounty that overturns previous assumptions about such habitats, researchers say. "We were very surprised that there are quite (so) many trees growing in t ... read more

Comment using your Disqus, Facebook, Google or Twitter login.



Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle

CLIMATE SCIENCE
Utah's new concealed carry law won't apply at Hill AFB, Air Force says

Humanity taking 'colossal risk' with our future: Nobels

Over 600 Europe-bound migrants returned to Libya: navy

U.S. Coast Guard cutter participates in exercises with Italy's coast guard, navy

CLIMATE SCIENCE
SSTL signs up Space-Eyes for NovaSAR data

Fortnite maker girds for epic court clash with Apple

VR ER: tech helps UK medical students learn safely

Energy-saving gas turbines from the 3D printer

CLIMATE SCIENCE
Fiji fears virus 'tsunami' after outbreak found to be Indian variant

Intervention 'could buy 20 years' for declining Great Barrier Reef

How donkeys digging wells help life thrive in the desert

Navy mine countermeasures unit uses undersea drones in exercise

CLIMATE SCIENCE
Cave deposits show surprising shift in permafrost over the last 400,000 years

Glacier avalanches more common than thought

Germany could lose last glaciers in 10 years

Icebreaker's cyclone encounter reveals faster sea ice decline

CLIMATE SCIENCE
RIT researchers using drones and artificial intelligence to help assess crop growth

Illinois, Nebraska scientists propose improvements to precision crop irrigation

In London, rail-side gardening blossoms during pandemic

ESA and FAO unite to tackle food security and more

CLIMATE SCIENCE
Stanford researchers reveal that homes in floodplains are overvalued by nearly $44 billion

Strong quake hits India's Assam state

Angola flood death toll rises to 24

Submarine volcanoes release enough energy to power the United States

CLIMATE SCIENCE
Nigerian troops suffer heavy losses in drawn-out battles with jihadists

Abducted Westerners feared killed in Burkina

Blinken cautions Africa on China during 'trip' to Nigeria, Kenya

Along the mighty Niger River, fewer fish and more jihadists

CLIMATE SCIENCE
Model shows first Australians travelled on 'superhighways'

Head shape, breed function play a part in dog-to-human communication

UBCO researcher re-evaluates estimate of the world's high-altitude population

Planet of the Cave People









The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.