First sandstorm of year hits northern China 2007-03-31 4 killed in China train derailment 2007-02-27 Japan to offer aid to monitor acid rain and yellow sand in China 2006-12-10 China, Japan, S. Korea see need for data sharing over sandstorms 2006-12-03 Chinese yellow dust storm hits Korean peninsula 2006-04-18 Dust Storm Hits Baghdad; 11 Dead in Blasts 2006-03-09 Sandstorm Halts Work on Iraqi Constitution 2005-08-09 Choking Iraqis fill hospitals in crippling sandstorm 2005-08-08 Freak snow and sand storm kills 15 explorers in China 2005-05-16 Dust storm blankets Chinese capital 2004-03-29 Economist urges China to treat root of desert woes 2002-05-21 China to Restore Lost Forest Cover 2002-05-15 China Begins Reforestation Effort 2002-05-14 Sandstorm-swept China to spend billions on trees 2002-05-14 Yellow dust causes damage in N. Korea 2002-03-24 Blowing sandstorms close Korea schools 2002-03-23 Dust Storm Chokes Beijing 2002-03-20 Beijing Spring Brings Mongolian Sand 2002-03-17 China vows renewed drive to curb desertification 2001-06-17 China could face "Dust Bowl" migration 2001-05-24 Dust Storm Spreads Across West 2001-04-18 Sandstorm to affect parts of Inner Mongolia 2001-02-15