Desertification has become a serious problem for the ecological environment of China's western regions. Sand swallows up about 2,460 sq km of land each year (especially in dry and hot river valleys).

Desertification has become a serious problem for the ecological environment of China's western regions. Sand swallows up about 2,460 sq km of land each year (especially in dry and hot river valleys).

He also noted, however, China is still confronted with an arduous task to forge ahead with desertification control, considering the size of its desertified land and the severity. "Currently ...

People in the high-altitude Maqu County, in northwest China ... after the water receded. Frequent changes in the course of the Yellow River and overgrazing also led to a gradual spread of ...

China is "using the sun to fight the sand" in the latest chapter of its ongoing battle against "desertification". An "audacious" project in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, will see the construction of 100 ...

China is "using the sun to fight the sand" in the latest chapter of its ongoing battle against "desertification ... football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded ...

Located on the southeastern edge of the Tengger Desert, Zhongwei used to be among China's areas most severely affected by sandstorms. The desert once expanded to just 5 km from the city, causing ...