BEIJING--Many areas in northern China were blanketed with floating sand and dust on Thursday, and a sandstorm was expected to sweep through parts of Inner Mongolia. The sandy, dusty weather and ...

cyclists and motorists travelling through Beijing’s sandstorm-hit streets and Chicago celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with a local river dyed green, these and other stories are among some of the ...

BEIJING--China’s capital and a wide swath of the country’s north were enveloped Monday in the worst sandstorm in a decade, leading to the cancelation of hundreds of flights. Skyscrapers in the ...

Primary sources of pollutants include exhaust emission from Beijing's more than five million motor vehicles, coal burning in neighbouring regions, dust storms from the north and local construction ...

The number of sandstorm occurrences in northern China this spring is expected to be lower than the historical average for the same period, while the number of sandstorm days will be close to the ...