"Sandstorms whipped up from the #GobiDesert have spread from northern China to Thailand and South Korea and as far east as #Japan, causing a reduction in visibility and an increase in #RespiratoryIllness. There have been four sandstorms in the space of a month in China this year"

#Sandstorms cover #China, #SouthKorea and #Thailand in a yellow blanket of dust – in pictures | #Environment | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2023/apr/14/sandstorms-cover-china-south-korea-and-thailand-in-a-yellow-blanket-of-dust-in-pictures

Yellow dust: #Sandstorms bring misery from #China to South Korea

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65247927

Sandstorms whipped up from the Gobi desert have spread from northern China to Thailand and South Korea and as far east as Japan, causing a reduction in visibility and an increase in respiratory illness. There have been four sandstorms in the space of a month in China this year

Arresting photographs of the effects in today's Guardian.

#Sandstorms #GobiDesert #ClimateChange #Photography #China #AirPollution

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2023/apr/14/sandstorms-cover-china-south-korea-and-thailand-in-a-yellow-blanket-of-dust-in-pictures

The public should wear masks 😷, gauze, other dust proof gear, Chinese authorities warn as parts of northern #China including Beijing are enveloped in #sandstorms in April. Sandstorm alert issued for Mon/Tue, state media quote #weather bureau. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1288792.shtml https://nitter.hongkongers.net/onlyyoontv/status/1645443705393012737#m

China issues #BlueAlert for #sandstorms
-- Floating sand particles and dust will sweep across parts of #xinjiang #InnerMongolia, #Qinghai and #Gansu from Saturday to Sunday.
-- The public has been advised to take precautions against wind and sandstorms, and #drivers have been asked to prepare for poor visibility.
-- #China has a four-tier color-coded weather warning system for sandstorms, with red representing the most severe, followed by orange, yellow and blue.

@wjhurst RT by @JChengWSJ: 20 years ago, #sandstorms hit #Beijing many times every year, especially in March (to the point of not even really being news). Over the past decade or so, they've become much rarer. That's why today's unpleasant return is noteworthy: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/22/asia/beijing-sandstorm-warning-intl-hnk/index.html https://nitter.hongkongers.net/wjhurst/status/1638464268189290496#m

Why @NASA is worried about #sandstorms
https://theweek.com/space/1021219/why-nasa-is-worried-about-sand-storms