We experienced our first sandstorm in Beijing this morning after getting in to work. The sky looked ominous and was a strange color. Then I could smell dirt in the air in the office. A couple of windows blew open to let even more dirt into the indoor air. My nose and throat have been burning ever since. The storm lasted for about 4 hours. The air has improved but is still quite polluted of full of dirt. Here are before and after pictures.
Check out the weather channel report for Beijing (blowing sand and 50 degrees)
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Sandstorm Arrives in Beijing
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2 comments:
That is just unbelieveable - where does the sand come from? Would love to run an Olympic marathon in that!
TOB
The sand comes from the Gobi desert and the lack of rain in Inner Mongolia adds to the problem
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