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Massive sandstorm blankets China in thick, orange muck
Lily Kuo, The Washington Post
March 15, 2021
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1of6A resident tries to cover his face as he rides through a sandstorm in Beijing, Monday, March 15, 2021. The sandstorm brought a tinted haze to Beijing s skies and sent air quality indices soaring on Monday.Ng Han Guan/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6Residents make their way through a sandstorm in Beijing, Monday, March 15, 2021. The sandstorm brought a tinted haze to Beijing s skies and sent air quality indices soaring on Monday.Ng Han Guan/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of6A woman walks along a pedestrian bridge amid a sandstorm during the morning rush hour in the central business district in Beijing, Monday, March 15, 2021. The sandstorm brought a tinted haze to Beijing s skies and sent air quality indices soaring on Monday.Mark Schiefelbein/APShow MoreShow Less
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HARRY BAKER, LIVE SCIENCE
15 MARCH 2021
Beijing has been enveloped in one of its most severe sandstorms in over a decade, which has combined with air pollution to create a toxic, gritty haze that turned skies orange and made the skyline disappear.
The sandstorm hit the Chinese capital on Monday morning (March 15) after gale-force winds from Mongolia blew dust from the Gobi desert over the border. In Mongolia, 341 people are missing after the same sandstorm blew across the country, according to
Worsening the situation, Beijing s air pollution has been rising in recent weeks as the country comes out of lockdown. The Air Quality Index (AQI) for the city maxed out at a hazardous 999, according to the World Air Quality Index project. For context, at the same time, the AQI for New York was 26.