Dust mass concentration distribution forecast for northern China at 4:30 am on Nov 24 generated by the new model. [Photo ...

The model, developed by scientists at the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences' Lanzhou Institute of Arid Meteorology, began testing in Gansu province in late November, according to China ...

China’s vast tree-planting campaigns have not only greened deserts and hillsides, they have also altered how water moves through the country’s air, soil and rivers. By turning bare land into forest at ...

BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- A group of Chinese researchers has carried out a comprehensive simulation of the Martian dust cycle, based on their self-developed next-generation Mars general-circulation ...

This figure summarizes the changes in dust emissions and source contributions of each large dust event across Central East Asia from 2000 to 2023. Bar graph (a) shows the annual average contribution ...

Dust storms are nothing new to Arizona, a state that sees the massive walls of dust roll in every year. In the past month, the Phoenix area saw two major storms, causing flight cancellations, damaged ...

Imagine driving down a desert highway on a bright summer afternoon when suddenly, the horizon disappears behind a towering wall of dust. Then, within minutes, the sky darkens, visibility drops to zero ...