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RECAP: Wall of Dust Engulfs Arizona, Disrupting Travel and Power

On August 25, a massive dust storm, known as a haboob, swept across Arizona, plunging cities into near-total darkness and sending residents scrambling for safety. Fierce winds toppled trees, disrupted power across Maricopa County, and caused widespread flight delays at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, while the swirling clouds of dust infiltrated homes, cars, and streets, creating an apocalyptic scene across the state.

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Pakistan: Dust Storm Hits Rawalpindi, Reducing Visibility and Disrupting Traffic

A powerful dust storm struck Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Thursday, May 1, reducing visibility and disrupting traffic. Strong winds and rain were also reported in the city.

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Saudi Arabia: Massive Dust Storm Engulfs Rass, Qassim Province

A dust storm swept through the city of al-Rass, al-Qassim Province, on Saturday, May 3, covering the sky and significantly reduced visibility.

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Jerusalem: Protesters March Against Benjamin Netanyahu

Thousands of anti-government protesters marched toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, blocking the city's main entrance. The protest, which occurred on Wednesday morning, March 19, was driven by opposition to Netanyahu's decision to dismiss the head of the Shin Bet domestic security service and his move to resume the war in the Gaza Strip.

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China Fortifies Green Great Wall To Contain Desert

An aerial drone photo shows upright sand barriers set up on the desert in Pishan County in Hotan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 27, 2024. (Photo by Zou Yi/Xinhua)

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From surviving to thriving amidst sands, Chinese city fortifies "green Great Wall"

STORY: From surviving to thriving amidst sands, Chinese city fortifies "green Great Wall" SHOOTING TIME: June 15, 2024/ File DATELINE: June 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shapotou scenic spot 2. various of Zhongwei City 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TANG XIMING, Senior engineer, state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei 4. various of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU BING, National Forestry and Grassland Administration 6. various of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian student in Ningxia STORYLINE: Shapotou scenic spot Zhongwei City, NW China's Ningxia Marching along the southern edge of the Tengger Desert in northwest China, the group of students may find it hard to imagine how the desert presented a life-or-death crisis only decades ago. Such transformation has been achieved through China's recipe for sand control -- straw checkerboards

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Xinhua Headlines: From surviving to thriving amidst sands, Chinese city fortifies "green Great Wall"

(240616) -- YINCHUAN, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, introduces his invention, a steel tool featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip that enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer, in Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 1, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Feng Kaihua)

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Xinhua Headlines: From surviving to thriving amidst sands, Chinese city fortifies "green Great Wall"

(240616) -- YINCHUAN, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tang Ximing, a senior engineer at a state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei, introduces his invention, a steel tool featuring two horizontal bars at the front tip that enables the planting of seedling roots 50 centimeters deep into the moist sand layer, in Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

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Innovation fortifies China's "green Great Wall" against desertification

STORY: Innovation fortifies China's "green Great Wall" against desertification SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Horqin sandy land in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHOGTU, Head of forestry station in Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 3. various of Horqin sandy land in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIANG LONGWEN, Sand control official with Dengkou County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region STORYLINE: Horqin sandy land in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is the largest of its kind in China. It is a key battlefield of China's ambitious Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program (TSFP), which aims to mitigate desertification. In Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner in eastern Inner Mongolia, workers have been racing against time to build neat rows of square-shaped sand barriers in the des

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Xinhua Headlines: Innovation fortifies China's "green Great Wall" against desertification

(240605) -- HOHHOT, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 28, 2024 shows workers building square-shaped sand barriers with straw in the Horqin sandy land in Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lian Zhen)

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Xinhua Headlines: Innovation fortifies China's "green Great Wall" against desertification

(240605) -- HOHHOT, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 28, 2024 shows workers building square-shaped sand barriers with straw in the Horqin sandy land in Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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Fall of Berlin Wall sand sculpture in Tottori

A visitor to the Tottori Sand Museum in Tottori, western Japan, on April 18, 2015, takes a picture of a sand sculpture depicting the fall of the Berlin Wall. The exhibition of 23 sculptures under the theme of Germany started the same day and will last until Jan. 3, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Statues on German themes displayed at Sand Museum

Exhibition of 23 sand statues on German themes begins at the Sand Museum in the western Japan city of Tottori on April 18, 2015. The statues, created by 19 sculptors from 10 nations, draw inspiration from Grimm's Fairy Tales and the Berlin Wall. The exhibition runs through Jan. 3, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Navy admiral criticizes China's activity in S. China Sea

Harry Harris, commander of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet, gives a lecture in Canberra on March 31, 2015. Harris was reported to have said, "China is creating a great wall of sand with dredges and bulldozers over the course of months" for land reclamation in the South China Sea, expressing serious concerns about its activities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Truck crash on Metropolitan Expressway in Tokyo

A truck carrying earth and sand is seen lying on its side after hitting a wall of the Metropolitan Expressway in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 21, 2017. The driver was killed in the accident, which occurred at around 3:45 a.m. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Truck crash on Metropolitan Expressway in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 21, 2017, shows a truck carrying earth and sand lying on its side after hitting a wall of the Metropolitan Expressway in Tokyo's Minato Ward. The driver was killed in the accident, which occurred at around 3:45 a.m. the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Truck crash on Metropolitan Expressway in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 21, 2017, shows a truck carrying earth and sand lying on its side after hitting a wall of the Metropolitan Expressway in Tokyo's Minato Ward. The driver was killed in the accident, which occurred at around 3:45 a.m. the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo