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Hats off to spring as dust-storms arrive
(China Daily)
Updated: 2005-03-24 09:15
Spring not only brings flowers and warmth after the long northern winter -
but also dust and sand, as residents in Inner Mongolia and Beijing were reminded
yesterday.
Influenced by cold air, northerly gusts swept most parts of northern China
and will continue for the days ahead, with temperatures dropping abruptly in
some places, weather forecast warned yesterday.
Rainy and wintry weather will sweep eastern parts of the Qinghai-Tibet
Plateau region as well the southeastern and southwestern China.
Many parts of northern China also suffered sandstorms yesterday.
In Beijing, the blue alarm was raised as a five- to six- scale wind
approached, covering the Chinese capital in dust.
Caused by the cold air, Beijing's daytime temperature dropped to 9 C
yesterday from 16.5 C a day ago, and it could drop to -1 C at night, reminding
people not to pack away winter cloths in a hurry.
However, meteorologic experts in the capital said the strength of the gusts
will dwindle quickly by the morning and the highest temperature today will climb
to 13 C.
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