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Heavy Flooding in Southern Thailand

An aerial drone photo taken on November 27, 2025 shows a flood-hit area in Hat Yai, Songkhla province, Thailand. Authorities said on Wednesday that the death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached 33, as continuous heavy monsoon rains have triggered widespread inundation. According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, over 980,000 households, which represent approximately 2.7 million people, remained affected by the devastating floods as of Wednesday morning. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Flooding in Southern Thailand

People ride in a street where the floodwaters have receded, in Hat Yai, Songkhla province, Thailand, November 27, 2025. Authorities said on Wednesday that the death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached 33, as continuous heavy monsoon rains have triggered widespread inundation. According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, over 980,000 households, which represent approximately 2.7 million people, remained affected by the devastating floods as of Wednesday morning. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Flooding in Southern Thailand

Children are pictured in a street where the floodwaters have receded, in Hat Yai, Songkhla province, Thailand, November 27, 2025. Authorities said on Wednesday that the death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached 33, as continuous heavy monsoon rains have triggered widespread inundation. According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, over 980,000 households, which represent approximately 2.7 million people, remained affected by the devastating floods as of Wednesday morning. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Flooding in Southern Thailand

People check their belongs in a street where the floodwaters have receded, in Hat Yai, Songkhla province, Thailand, November 27, 2025. Authorities said on Wednesday that the death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached 33, as continuous heavy monsoon rains have triggered widespread inundation. According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, over 980,000 households, which represent approximately 2.7 million people, remained affected by the devastating floods as of Wednesday morning. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Flooding in Southern Thailand

People wade through flood water in a street in Hat Yai, Songkhla province, Thailand, November 27, 2025. Authorities said on Wednesday that the death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached 33, as continuous heavy monsoon rains have triggered widespread inundation. According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, over 980,000 households, which represent approximately 2.7 million people, remained affected by the devastating floods as of Wednesday morning. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Flooding in Southern Thailand

A woman sits in a chair by a street where floodwaters have receded, in Hat Yai, Songkhla province, Thailand, November 27, 2025. Authorities said on Wednesday that the death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached 33, as continuous heavy monsoon rains have triggered widespread inundation. According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, over 980,000 households, which represent approximately 2.7 million people, remained affected by the devastating floods as of Wednesday morning. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia’s Semeru Volcano Erupts

This photo provided by Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) shows volcanic materials spewing from Mount Semeru in Lumajang regency, East Java, Indonesia, Nov. 19, 2025. Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupted on Wednesday, prompting the country's volcanology agency to raise the alert level to the maximum. Photo by PVMBG/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki Volcano Erupted - Indonesia

This photo provided by the Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) of Indonesia shows volcanic materials spewing from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, October 1, 2025. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province erupted on Wednesday, spewing a column of ash up to 5 km high and prompting the highest aviation alert, the country's Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center said. The volcano, located on Flores Island, sent thick gray ash clouds drifting to the west and northwest of the crater. (PVMBG/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia: Mt. Lewotobi Laki-Laki Volcano Erupts in Flores 2

Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano in East Nusa Tenggara erupted twice on Wednesday, October 1, producing ash columns up to 5,000 meters above the summit, the Geological Agency’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) reported.

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Indonesia: Mt. Lewotobi Laki-Laki Volcano Erupts in Flores

Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano in East Nusa Tenggara erupted twice on Wednesday, October 1, producing ash columns up to 5,000 meters above the summit, the Geological Agency’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) reported.

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The World's Most Powerful Hypergravity Machine - China

An aerial drone photo taken on September 29, 2025 shows the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. China on Monday launched the world's largest centrifuge in terms of capacity, capable of generating 300 times Earth's gravity for a load up to 20 tonnes. The machine, coded CHIEF1300, is one of the core components of the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) currently under construction in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. It can be harnessed for frontier research spanning deep-ocean and deep-Earth resources extraction, disaster mitigation and prevention, underground waste disposal, and the synthesis of new materials. Photo by Huang Zongzhi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The World's Most Powerful Hypergravity Machine - China

This photo taken on September 29, 2025 shows a launching ceremony of the centrifuge coded CHIEF1300, one of the core components of the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF), in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. China on Monday launched the world's largest centrifuge in terms of capacity, capable of generating 300 times Earth's gravity for a load up to 20 tonnes. The machine, coded CHIEF1300, is one of the core components of the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) currently under construction in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. It can be harnessed for frontier research spanning deep-ocean and deep-Earth resources extraction, disaster mitigation and prevention, underground waste disposal, and the synthesis of new materials. Photo by Huang Zongzhi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The World's Most Powerful Hypergravity Machine - China

This photo taken on September 29, 2025 shows an exterior view of the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. China on Monday launched the world's largest centrifuge in terms of capacity, capable of generating 300 times Earth's gravity for a load up to 20 tonnes. The machine, coded CHIEF1300, is one of the core components of the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) currently under construction in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. It can be harnessed for frontier research spanning deep-ocean and deep-Earth resources extraction, disaster mitigation and prevention, underground waste disposal, and the synthesis of new materials. Photo by Huang Zongzhi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The World's Most Powerful Hypergravity Machine - China

This photo taken on September 29, 2025 shows an interior view of the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. China on Monday launched the world's largest centrifuge in terms of capacity, capable of generating 300 times Earth's gravity for a load up to 20 tonnes. The machine, coded CHIEF1300, is one of the core components of the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) currently under construction in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. It can be harnessed for frontier research spanning deep-ocean and deep-Earth resources extraction, disaster mitigation and prevention, underground waste disposal, and the synthesis of new materials. Photo by Huang Zongzhi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The World's Most Powerful Hypergravity Machine - China

This photo taken on September 29, 2025 shows the centrifuge coded CHIEF1300, one of the core components of the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF), in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. China on Monday launched the world's largest centrifuge in terms of capacity, capable of generating 300 times Earth's gravity for a load up to 20 tonnes. The machine, coded CHIEF1300, is one of the core components of the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) currently under construction in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. It can be harnessed for frontier research spanning deep-ocean and deep-Earth resources extraction, disaster mitigation and prevention, underground waste disposal, and the synthesis of new materials. Photo by Huang Zongzhi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The World's Most Powerful Hypergravity Machine - China

An aerial drone photo taken on September 29, 2025 shows the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. China on Monday launched the world's largest centrifuge in terms of capacity, capable of generating 300 times Earth's gravity for a load up to 20 tonnes. The machine, coded CHIEF1300, is one of the core components of the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) currently under construction in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. It can be harnessed for frontier research spanning deep-ocean and deep-Earth resources extraction, disaster mitigation and prevention, underground waste disposal, and the synthesis of new materials. Photo by Huang Zongzhi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The World's Most Powerful Hypergravity Machine - China

Staff members manage the operation of the centrifuge coded CHIEF1300 via a safety monitoring system in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on September 29, 2025. China on Monday launched the world's largest centrifuge in terms of capacity, capable of generating 300 times Earth's gravity for a load up to 20 tonnes. The machine, coded CHIEF1300, is one of the core components of the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) currently under construction in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. It can be harnessed for frontier research spanning deep-ocean and deep-Earth resources extraction, disaster mitigation and prevention, underground waste disposal, and the synthesis of new materials. Photo by Huang Zongzhi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UNESCO Al Fozan Prize - Paris

Cheng Lijing, a researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, speaks during the ceremony of the UNESCO-Al Fozan Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Paris, France, on September 19, 2025. Cheng was awarded the prize for "his contributions to providing scientific evidence for marine climate change as a critical basis for risk assessment, climate change adaptation and mitigation." Photo by Luo Yu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UNESCO Al Fozan Prize - Paris

Cheng Lijing, a researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, poses for a photo with the trophy during the ceremony of the UNESCO-Al Fozan Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Paris, France, on September 19, 2025. Cheng was awarded the prize for "his contributions to providing scientific evidence for marine climate change as a critical basis for risk assessment, climate change adaptation and mitigation." Photo by Luo Yu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki-Eruption - Indonesia

This photo provided by the Vulcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center PVMBG) of the Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry shows volcanic materials spewing from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki at East Flores regency in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on August 1, 2025. Indonesian authorities maintained the alert status of the volcano at the highest level. PVMBG/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 International Conference on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Application and Control

BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 5, 2025 - Visitors are visiting emergency disaster prevention and mitigation drones at the 2025 International Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Application and Control Conference in Beijing, China on July 5, 2025.

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Volcanic Eruption - Indonesia

This photo provided by Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) shows volcanic materials spewing from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on June 17, 2025. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara Province erupted on Tuesday, spewing a column of ash up to 10 km into the sky and triggering the highest aviation alert, the Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center reported. Communities are prohibited from engaging in any activities within a radius of 7 km from the crater, and 8 km in the southwest and northeast sectors. Photo by PVMBG/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lewotobi Laki Laki Eruption - Indonesia

This photo provided by Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) shows volcanic materials spewing from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki at East Flores regency in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on June 17, 2025. Photo PVMBG/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nusa Tenggara Volcano Eruption - Indonesia

This handout photo provided by Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation PVMBG) shows Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spewing volcanic materials in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on March 21, 2025. The volcano, located in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted late Thursday night and continued into Friday, prompting the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation to raise the alert status to the highest level. The eruption released a column of ash up to 8,000 meters high before midnight on Thursday. The gray-to-black cloud was dispersed southwest and west of the crater. The strong eruption continued into Friday morning, with a column of ash reaching 2,500 meters. Thick gray clouds moved westward from the volcano. The volcano's alert level has been elevated to the highest level, or Level IV, since Thursday. Photo by PVMBG/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nusa Tenggara Volcano Eruption - Indonesia

A handout aerial drone provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency BASARNAS) shows Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki after eruption in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on March 21, 2025. The volcano, located in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted late Thursday night and continued into Friday, prompting the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation to raise the alert status to the highest level. The eruption released a column of ash up to 8,000 meters high before midnight on Thursday. The gray-to-black cloud was dispersed southwest and west of the crater. The strong eruption continued into Friday morning, with a column of ash reaching 2,500 meters. Thick gray clouds moved westward from the volcano. The volcano's alert level has been elevated to the highest level, or Level IV, since Thursday. Photo by Basarnas/ Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Rescue In Central Java

Rescuers work at the site of a landslide in Kasimpar Village of Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia, on January 22, 2025. The death toll from a landslide in the region of Central Java province in Indonesia has risen to 20, according to the country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). Photo by Kalila/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Rescue In Central Java

Rescuers bring equipment for searching operation at the site of a landslide in Kasimpar Village of Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia, on January 22, 2025. The death toll from a landslide in the region of Central Java province in Indonesia has risen to 20, according to the country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). Photo by Kalila/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Rescue In Central Java

Rescuers work at the site of a landslide in Kasimpar Village of Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia, on January 22, 2025. The death toll from a landslide in the region of Central Java province in Indonesia has risen to 20, according to the country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). Photo by Kalila/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Rescue In Central Java

Villagers walk on the muddy area near the site of a landslide in Kasimpar Village of Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia, on January 22, 2025. The death toll from a landslide in the region of Central Java province in Indonesia has risen to 20, according to the country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). Photo by Kalila/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Rescue In Central Java

A damaged road is pictured near the site of a landslide in Kasimpar Village of Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia, on January 22, 2025. The death toll from a landslide in the region of Central Java province in Indonesia has risen to 20, according to the country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). Photo by Kalila/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Aftermath - North Sumatra

Rescuers transfer a body pack of victim after a landslide hit Semangat Gunung village in Karo Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, Nov. 25, 2024. Landslides and flash floods that hit two regencies in Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Saturday night have claimed 13 lives with 18 others injured, said an official from the provincial disaster management and mitigation agency on Sunday. Photo by Alberth Damanik/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Aftermath - North Sumatra

Rescuers transfer a body pack of victim after a landslide hit Semangat Gunung village in Karo Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, Nov. 25, 2024. Landslides and flash floods that hit two regencies in Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Saturday night have claimed 13 lives with 18 others injured, said an official from the provincial disaster management and mitigation agency on Sunday. Photo by Alberth Damanik/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Aftermath - North Sumatra

Relatives of victims (front) wait as rescue teams work on site after a landslide hit Semangat Gunung village in Karo Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, Nov. 25, 2024. Landslides and flash floods that hit two regencies in Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Saturday night have claimed 13 lives with 18 others injured, said an official from the provincial disaster management and mitigation agency on Sunday. Photo by Alberth Damanik/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Aftermath - North Sumatra

An excavator works on the site of a landslide in Semangat Gunung village of Karo Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, Nov. 25, 2024. Landslides and flash floods that hit two regencies in Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Saturday night have claimed 13 lives with 18 others injured, said an official from the provincial disaster management and mitigation agency on Sunday. Photo by Alberth Damanik/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki Erupts - Indonesia

This photo provided by Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) shows volcanic materials spewing from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Flores regency of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Nov. 10, 2024. Photo by PVMBG/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDONESIA-YOGYAKARTA-DISASTER MITIGATION DRILL

(240808) -- YOGYAKARTA, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Members of Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency attend an emergency simulation exercise for disaster mitigation in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 8, 2024. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDONESIA-BLITAR-LANDSLIDE-AFTERMATH

(240701) -- BLITAR, July 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo provided by Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Blitar shows rescuers working at a landslide site in Blitar, East Java, Indonesia, June 30, 2024. Two people were killed and one person remained missing after a landslide in a county in the Indonesian province of East Java on Sunday, according to the country's disaster mitigation agency BNPB. (BPBD Blitar/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDONESIA-BLITAR-LANDSLIDE-AFTERMATH

(240701) -- BLITAR, July 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This aerial drone photo provided by Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Blitar shows the site of a landslide in Blitar, East Java, Indonesia, June 30, 2024. Two people were killed and one person remained missing after a landslide in a county in the Indonesian province of East Java on Sunday, according to the country's disaster mitigation agency BNPB. (BPBD Blitar/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers set up straw checkerboards in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 24, 1994. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions in northern China. In

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers pave straw checkerboards in the Tengger Desert, in Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 29, 2024. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions i

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers pave straw checkerboards in the Tengger Desert, in Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 30, 2024. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions i

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers produce straw checkerboard materials in Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 29, 2024. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions in northern

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, demonstrates an upgraded electric seedling planter invented by himself in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 1, 2024. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers set up straw checkerboards in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 13, 2019. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions in northern China. In 2

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 7, 2020 shows workers paving straw checkerboards near a section of an express way in the Tengger Desert, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

An aerial drone photo taken on May 30, 2024 shows workers paving straw checkerboards in the Tengger Desert, in Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and used in affores

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

An aerial drone photo taken on May 30, 2024 shows workers paving straw checkerboards in the Tengger Desert, in Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and used in affores

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers pave straw checkerboards in the Tengger Desert, in Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 29, 2024. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions i

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

Workers pave straw checkerboards in the Tengger Desert, in Zhongwei of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 30, 2024. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other regions i

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Chinese Experience in Desert Controi

An aerial drone photo taken on May 29, 2024 shows straw checkerboards in the Tengger Desert, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. In the 1950s, to protect China's first railway that runs through a desert, the city of Zhongwei embarked on a journey of desert mitigation. Scientists at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, part of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with local residents, developed straw checkerboards to stabilize the sand and prevent dunes from shifting. Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, crafted a steel tool that differs from regular shovels by featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip. This innovative tool enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer. This simple tool increases the survival rate of afforestation by 25 percent to over 85 percent. It has been widely promoted and used in afforestation projects across other r