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Tag: Gansu

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 […]

Crescent Moon Lake in the Gobi Desert in Gansu province. Water is more scarce in northern China as rivers and glaciers dry up because of climate change and dams and pollution affect waterways. Photo: iStock
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Water crisis puts trade war into perspective for China

by Asia Times staff November 23, 2018February 18, 2020
Photo by Xu Haifeng, Sixth Tone.
Posted inUncategorized

404: China’s Abandoned Nuclear City

by Poo Yee Kai October 20, 2016October 20, 2016

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