Sandstorms in NorthWest China Caused by Global Warming?
We used to complain about all the snow where I lived in Niigata Japan. Naoetsu is said to have the highest snowfall of any inhabited place in the world - 3-4 meters every winter.
Then a friend of mine asked me to come to southern Japan where they have volcano eruptions regularly and they must shovel ash off their cars and out of their driveways almost every week.
Could it be worse?
In North West China there are sandstorms, 26 on average each year. Some reduce visibility down to 100 meters.
I am sure the Global warming goofballs will make a connection somehow, whether there should be one or not, but one county, Minqin, located between the Badain Jaran Desert and the Tengger desert has seen 94% of its area turn into desert.
Let's see…desert…hot…yup, must be global warming.
The local meterological bureau says the desert is advancing at three to four meters a year.
Uh…local merchants are just trying to figure out how they can make money off of shovels, googles, and sandbrellas.
What do you think?
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1 opinion for Sandstorms in NorthWest China Caused by Global Warming?
Anonymous
Jan 29, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Between 1950-1990, the PRC has not placed high priority on environmental protection.
Outside Ningbo city centre, there are hundreds of mini steel mills that are silent during the day, but belch smoke at night, causing unbelievable amount of air, land and water pollution.
People live near the steel mills have a higher rate of cancer other areas. Do you know why the local government does do anything about it? My guess is either they are the shareholders of the steel mills (unlikely) or (more likely) the local bureaucrats are “rewarded” for not doing anything about it.
Ningbo (due south of Shanghai) is one of the richest cities in China. Need I say more?
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