Some in China are blaming Mongolia for the dust storms they are experiencing. But what are the real causes ?
People in Beijing wearing masks as a massive dust storm hit the city in 2023. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan/Alamy
Dust storms regularly affect northern China, including its capital Beijing. In recent years, Chinese scientists and officials have traced the source of the dust storms to its neighbour Mongolia.
Much of the dust over Beijing in the spring of 2023, for example, originated (…)

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