RSOE EDIS: China - Extreme Weather - 2010.04.02

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2010-04-02 02:57:03 - Extreme Weather - China EDIS CODE: ST-20100402-25553-CHN Date & Time: 2010-04-02 02:57:03 [UTC] Area: China, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia-wide, Event exciting : Sand Storm Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: Residents of Xilingol League in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region were forced once again to wear glasses and face masks after sandstorms blanketed the area Wednesday. Visibility dropped to less than 100 meters at about 9 am Wednesday. The sandstorm was the third to hit the area, located 600 km from Beijing, since March 11. Sandstorms frequently affect the area as most of the Xilingol grasslands have been damaged by population growth and overgrazing. Rising temperatures that melted ice in the soil and created dusty conditions after a severe winter have been blamed for this year's frequent sandstorms. Inner Mongolia and other parts of China will see more sand and dust in the air over the next 10 days, said Zheng Jiangping, a disaster-relief official with the China Meteorological Administration (CMA). Posted:2010-04-02 02:57:03 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu