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"Eliminating sandstorms impossible in China"
www.chinanews.cn 2006-04-18 14:45:16
Chinanews, Beijing, Apr.18 (By Zhao Shengyu) - Dusty weather and serious
sandstorms have raged in many parts of northern China since February,
especially in recent days. Though China has reinforced its control in
recent years, it is still impossible to eliminate sandstorms under the
current situation, said Liu Tuo, Director of the National Bureau to
Combat Desertification under the State Forestry Administration in an
interview on Monday.
Liu said that at present, there are four areas in the world where
sandstorms frequently occur, located respectively in Central Asia, North
America, Middle Africa and Australia. China is part of the area in
Central Asia. Sources of sandstorms that hit China originate not only
from desertified lands in northern China, but also from some foreign
countries. Particularly this year, the influence of sand sources from
outside of China has become greater. The 1.74 million square kilometers
of desertified lands and deserts in northern China cannot be reclaimed
and eliminated under current technical conditions. Therefore, China
cannot eliminate sandstorms due to both internal and external sand
sources.
When talking about the causes for the frequent sandy weather, he
explained that dusty days this year are more than those in previous
years, which, however, are still within the normal range compared to the
situations in past years but more serious in intensity.
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