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Smog and Sand Over Beijing

Thick sand from one of eastern China’s famed sandstorms clouded the air over Beijing on April 17, 2006. The storm swept east from the border region between China and Mongolia and blanketed cities across China with gritty yellow sand. The storm was the eighth and worst such storm of 2006, reported the BBC.


Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory

Published April 19, 2006
Data acquired April 17, 2006

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