Module4SandstormsinAsia近年来中国遭受严重的沙尘暴袭击,而中国也被认为是沙尘暴的来源之一
但中国经过努力在治沙尘方面取得了显著的效果
“MostofthesandstormsthatsweptChinalastyearcamefromforeignlands”,aChineseofficialinchargeofdesertificationcontrolsaidonMonday
Andtheinvasioncouldpartlyexplainthefrequentsandstormsinthecountryinrecentyearsdespiteitsachievementsindesertificationcontrol
Sincethestartoflastspring,thenorthernandnorthwesternChineseregionshadbeenhitby17sandstorms:ofwhichadozencamefromforeignlands
SituatedinthecentralAsiasandstormregion,oneoftheworld'sfourlargestsandstormsources,ChinaalsosuffersfromsandstormsfromtheoutsidecountrywhileitisalsoblamedasasandsourcetonortheastAsia
TheotherthreemajorsourcesareinAfrica,NorthAmericaandAustralia
Thelandsufferingfromdesertificationhasbeendecreasingby7,585squarekilometresannuallyinChina,andthea