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Sandstorm advancing towards a school in Zhangye, Gansu province. Photo: China News Services
Posted inBeijing, China

NW China hit by apocalypse-like sandstorms, black snow

by Asia Times staff December 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Operations at Urumqi’s airport in northwestern China were brought to a standstill on Saturday, when aircraft and service vehicles were encrusted in what appeared to be filthy compounds of dust and ice. Black snow and extremely hazy skies forced the airport operator to close the only runway due to near-zero visibility, and more than 10,000 […]

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